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Husband and I are under contract for a new construction house and should close on July 29th. We have already been preapproved and credit has been pulled. Husbands current score is around 680 and mine is around 670. High enough for FHA which we have applied for. Now to the question....
I have a balance of about $4000 on a BofA card with 0% interest until the end of this month (0% interest since July 2007). The normal APR is15% on BofA I have the option of transfering the balance to Discover at a 5% rate with a 4% transfer fee. This transfer would pretty much max my Discover card out but leave a 0 balance on BofA. I'm concerned if I do this transfer that it may affect decrease my score before closing. I'm not sure if LO will pull credit again before closing (we have a collection account that will be dropping off right before closing) and LO may need to pull (not sure, he did not mention that he would have to).
Any suggestions? Is it even cost effective to do the transfer? Would my score change if I do the transfer?
Not sure on what you should do. I suggest just leaving it.
I am sure that your credit will be pulled again before you close in July. They will want to make sure that everything is still solid.
I would also suggest that you leave things as they are until you finally complete settlement.
Maxing out that Discover Card will surely be a score killer and cause you some problems.
Recheck the offer from Discover. What is the time period for the 5% rate?
After your zero rate expires, call BOA and request a APR reduction.
The balance transfer option with Discover is only good until 5/09 But they always give me sometype of offer. I'm sure another offer will be there after we close (we at the end of July).
I had a feeling it would be best to leave it where it is but I just wanted to get some opinions. Thanks for all the suggestions!
I am working my way through my credit card balances. I've stopped using them and am paying them aggressively (500 a month). I should be out of CC debt by the end of the year (keeping my fingers crossed).
Good idea on calling BofA to see about APR reduction. I will do that this month. Thanks!