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Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

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Anonymous
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Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

Is there any math involved in Synchrony closing accounts?

 

I have a Synchrony Care credit card with $15,000 limit and 0 balance.  if that got closed i would be F'd big time.  Would change my overall utilization from 28% to like 44%.  

 

 

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GApeachy
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Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread


@Anonymous wrote:

Is there any math involved in Synchrony closing accounts?

 

I have a Synchrony Care credit card with $15,000 limit and 0 balance.  if that got closed i would be F'd big time.  Would change my overall utilization from 28% to like 44%.  

 

 


Put a little spend on your CareCredit card at Walmart or Walgreens just to keep it alive/active.  Just swipe first any personal care products like shampoo and you're good to go.  Everything at Walgreens swipes.

My Take Home Pay Don't Take Me Home
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Anonymous
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Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

Lowe's - $5000- $1100 balance as I just did some work on my house but already made a $200 payment that hasn't posted yet

 

paypal mc 2% - $5000- $673 balance with a $173 payment that hasn't posted yet, 

 

$10k = 2 cards, making 2 payments a month on accounts 

 

low risk I would think, I would like to grow the PayPal card to $10,000 or more but don't think I'll do it with how synchrony is closing accounts 

 

 

 

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SunriseEarth
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Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

Current Credit Card  total : 5

Current Credit Line : $85,000

Current Debt Line across all Sync cards: $725.00

Current Fico 8 scores: 793 TU 797 EX 810 EQ

 

High/ low candidate (in your opinion):  Low

 

Only two of my Sync accounts have balances, Care Credit MC and PPC, with 3% and 2% UTIL, respectively.    Overall UTIL is ~1%



Start: 619 (TU08, 9/2013) | Current: 806 (TU08, 6/06/24)
BofA CCR WMC $75000 | AMEX Cash Magnet $64000 | Disney Premier VS $53000 | Discover IT $46000 | NFCU cashRewards Plus WMC $33000 |Venmo VS $30000 | Cash+ VS $30000 | Macy's AMEX $25000 | Synchrony Premier $24,200 | GS Apple Card WEMC $22000 | WF Attune WEMC $22000 | Ralphs Rewards WEMC $20000 | Citi Custom Cash MC $19600 | Jared Gold Card $19000 | Freedom Flex WEMC $18000 | Amazon VS $15000 | Target MC $14500 | BMO Harris Cash Back MC $14000 | Belk MC $10000 | Sephora VS $9400 | Wayfair MC $4500 | ~~
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Revelate
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread


@SunriseEarth wrote:

Current Credit Card  total : 5

Current Credit Line : $85,000

Current Debt Line across all Sync cards: $725.00

Current Fico 8 scores: 793 TU 797 EX 810 EQ

 

High/ low candidate (in your opinion):  Low

 

Only two of my Sync accounts have balances, Care Credit MC and PPC, with 3% and 2% UTIL, respectively.    Overall UTIL is ~1%


Out of curiosity SE, why do you suspect that's low risk?  Seems to be a pretty perfect target for Sync's algorithms?

 

In general, my own exposure to Sync is $0 currently, but I don't think income is really going to play that much of a role, it's going to be change in patterns and spend.  Income right now for a lot of consumers (with as many are filing) Sync might as well be playing 52-pickup unless they want to verify income for individuals, which admittedly there are some online databases which might be able to but I don't know how frequently they are updated for things like job loss and furlough TBH.




        
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Peazmom
Frequent Contributor

Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

Current Credit Card total : 2
Current Credit Line : $18,000 (PPCredit $8,000 and PPMC $10,000)
Current Debt Line across all Sync cards: $0
Current Fico 8 scores: 759 TU 765 EX 750 EQ

High/ low candidate (in your opinion): Low to Medium.  Possibly for non-use.  Have not used PPCredit since Synch acquired, and PPMC has been in the sock drawer.  I found their reporting dates unreliable and I'm in the middle of mortgage...didn't want them reporting when I'm trying to practice AZEO.  Other than the utilization padding, I would not mourn them if they dropped the hammer.

Starting FICO 8 December 2017

FICO 8 as of 6/7/20



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pizza1
Community Leader
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Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

Current Credit Card total : 3 personal; 1 business
Current Credit Line : $70K personal; $15K biz=total $85K
Current Debt Line across all Sync cards: $0
Current Fico 8 scores: 740 TU 699 EX 721 EQ

High/ low candidate (in your opinion): High
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K-in-Boston
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Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

I think my risk is quite low.  $57k in total exposure, which isn't huge in proportion to income, and less than I have in total bank card credit lines from American Express, Bank of America, and Navy Federal Credit Union.  FICO 8 scores are all 790s to 810s with flawless payment history.  VS4 is in 750s.  

 

Amazon $12k circa 2012.  Gets $300-800 monthly spend.  Always PIF except for a few 12-24 month 0% promos a few years back that were paid before accrued interest hit.

 

Lowe's $35k circa 2016.  Rarely used since 5% discount doesn't stack with 10% military discount.  Currently has $2000 left of a 0% promotional balance, will be paid off before promo expires.

 

PayPal Credit $10k circa 2017.  This was actually a BillMeLater account that I opened 20 or 21 years ago, but it was dormant for about 15 years and when I used it in 2017 apparently that reset the opening date as I found out when it began to report after the Synchrony change.  I have used it twice in 3 years for 4-digit purchases and paid it off before the 0% promos expired.

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soxfaininfl
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Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread

Current Credit Card  total : 2

Current Credit Line : $12,500

Current Debt Line across all Sync cards: $6,373

Current Fico 8 scores: 667 TU 674 EX 672 EQ

Income: 125,600

 

High/ low candidate (in your opinion): High









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Meanmchine
Super Contributor

Re: Synchrony Bank Total Exposure Thread


@AverageJoesCredit wrote:

With all thats going on and multiple Synchrony Bank credit card account closures i figured i put this thread out here for all us nosey folk and for people to compare so we can see whos next up to batSmiley Wink

 

 

Current Credit Card  total : 7

Current Credit Line : $79,000

Current Debt Line across all Sync cards: $25.00

Current Fico 8 scores: 714 TU 740 EX 734 EQ

 

High/ low candidate (in your opinion): High


Change Joe's scores to mine and thats about it

Definately low.  I own my home and lived there for over 25 years

Total CC debt across my entire wallet $100

>3/2016 EX 644 CK-TU 642 CK-EQ 660 WalMart- 671.
>7/2025 All 3 reports 830 - 845(F8) F9s = all 850 but my app finger is still twitching
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