https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238174#M3575 CC companies are notorious for being a little slow on the uptake when it comes to reporting balance changes. But they will report. Wed, 14 May 2008 20:41:39 GMT Anonymous 2008-05-14T20:41:39Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/237977#M3494 <DIV>I paid down the balance on one of my credit cards by half, and that was at the end of April, and I just received a score watch alert today that my cc balance had increased.&nbsp; What is going on?&nbsp; I called the number on the back of my card to check my balance and it has defienetely not increased and is correct that it is down by half.&nbsp;</DIV> Wed, 14 May 2008 17:52:23 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/237977#M3494 Anonymous 2008-05-14T17:52:23Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238066#M3532 <DIV>Give it 35-45 days from the date of payment to update your credit reports. It'll happen, just have to be patient.</DIV> Wed, 14 May 2008 18:50:30 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238066#M3532 Anonymous 2008-05-14T18:50:30Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238109#M3547 <DIV>When you go online to the CC site or call...they always have the updated bal. BUT they only report to the CRAs once a month!</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Your alart could mean that a charge was placed on another CC.</DIV> Wed, 14 May 2008 19:34:29 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238109#M3547 Anonymous 2008-05-14T19:34:29Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238125#M3551 <DIV>Whatever you do, DO NOT dispute.</DIV> Wed, 14 May 2008 19:48:53 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238125#M3551 llecs 2008-05-14T19:48:53Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238156#M3568 <DIV>I am sure that it was this certain cc because it has the last 4 digits of the card number listed.&nbsp; But I will give it till the middle of June and pull my scores again.&nbsp; It did not affect my score any one way or the other so that is good.&nbsp;</DIV> Wed, 14 May 2008 20:25:15 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238156#M3568 Anonymous 2008-05-14T20:25:15Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238174#M3575 CC companies are notorious for being a little slow on the uptake when it comes to reporting balance changes. But they will report. Wed, 14 May 2008 20:41:39 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238174#M3575 Anonymous 2008-05-14T20:41:39Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238506#M3642 <DIV>I agree do not dispute the balance.&nbsp; The cra might delete the tradeline altogether!&nbsp; Be patient.&nbsp; I am in th3e same boat.</DIV> Thu, 15 May 2008 04:38:27 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/What-can-you-do-about-the-balance-on-a-credit-card-reporting/m-p/238506#M3642 Anonymous 2008-05-15T04:38:27Z