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MarineVietVet
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility


Wolf3 wrote:


 

Here is another question, I've wondered about.     How important is the single highest utilization card versus the overall utilization? 


I don't have an answer for that. I will defer to others on that question.

 

 

 

From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".

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Guava
Established Contributor

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility

Learned a new piece of knowledge today


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Message 12 of 22
MarineVietVet
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility


Wolf3 wrote:

 

How much less weight?   Any idea?    How about a link to article?


I have an answer: The differences are slight and the same principles apply for bankcards/retail and overall util/highest util card.

 

 

 

From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility


@MarineVietVet wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

 

How much less weight?   Any idea?    How about a link to article?


I have an answer: The differences are slight and the same principles apply for bankcards/retail and overall util/highest util card.

 

 

 

From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".


Very good to know.   Thanks

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Guava
Established Contributor

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility


@MarineVietVet wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

 

How much less weight?   Any idea?    How about a link to article?


I have an answer: The differences are slight and the same principles apply for bankcards/retail and overall util/highest util card.

 


I have a question about the bold part, just to clarify for my understanding.

 

Is it slightly more favorable in term of FICO scores to have a single highest util card than overall relatively medium/high util across several cards? or is it the other way around?


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Message 15 of 22
MarineVietVet
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility


@Guava wrote:

I have an answer: The differences are slight and the same principles apply for bankcards/retail and overall util/highest util card.

 


I have a question about the bold part, just to clarify for my understanding.

 

Is it slightly more favorable in term of FICO scores to have a single highest util card than overall relatively medium/high util across several cards? or is it the other way around?


You've asked another question I don't have the answer to. I'm not doing very well in this thread.  Smiley Happy

 

 

 

From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".

 

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Guava
Established Contributor

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility

Haha, I think you're doing a marvelous job! You did correct the inaccurate info I typed on the 1st page; you went as far as to verify that. A "don't know" is better than spitballing purported info Smiley Very Happy


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Current Score: TU08: 741
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Message 17 of 22
MarineVietVet
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility


@Guava wrote:

Haha, I think you're doing a marvelous job! You did correct the inaccurate info I typed on the 1st page; you went as far as to verify that. A "don't know" is better than spitballing purported info Smiley Very Happy


Those seem to be 2 of my most used words.  Smiley Happy

 

 

 

From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".

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Anonymous
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Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility


@MarineVietVet wrote:

@Guava wrote:

Haha, I think you're doing a marvelous job! You did correct the inaccurate info I typed on the 1st page; you went as far as to verify that. A "don't know" is better than spitballing purported info Smiley Very Happy


Those seem to be 2 of my most used words.  Smiley Happy

 

 

 

From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".


I love working with people who say they don't know when they don't know. 

 

One of the guys I work wiith has a hard time just admitting he doesn't know, It wastes a lot of time and I have to punish him for it.

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Message 19 of 22
thebanjoman
Contributor

Re: Credit Card and Store Card Utility



@MarineVietVet wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

 

How much less weight?   Any idea?    How about a link to article?


I have an answer: The differences are slight and the same principles apply for bankcards/retail and overall util/highest util card.

 

 

 

From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".


Hmm.  If store cards and bank cards are in seperate buckets... does that mean credit unions are a third, seperate bucket for utilization treatment?  I believe i've seen it broken down into those three categories before.

 

Also, does this mean that the concept that a small balance should be left on a single card indicates use of credit whereas all zeros is treated as ignorance or disuses of credit can be broken down further into a balance left solely on a bankcard indicates disuse of store cards and/or vice versa?

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