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Quick Question About Balance Reporting

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Iusedtolurk
Established Contributor

Quick Question About Balance Reporting

What's the lowest balance a credit issuer will report to a CRA.

 

I was checking my Disco and I see after my payment hits I will have a 15 cent balance will this be reported as 15 cent balance or zero balance to CRAs.

 

I generally only have 2 cards reporting a balance every month and don't want 3 reporting a balance due to 15 cents.

 

No biggy but 3 balances reporting do drop some of my scores.  (not that I'm about to do any apps soon I just hate seeing scores drop-yeah I'm kinda screwed up now since rebuilding lol ). (At least I don't check my scores everyday now that they seldom change lol again).

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tcbofade
Super Contributor

Re: Quick Question About Balance Reporting

I still check mine every day...

 

I expect it to report as a zero balance, could report as a one dollar balance...  Discover could just forgive the 15 cents and actually have a zero balance.

 

As you mentioned, if you're not applying for anything in the next 30 days, don't sweat it... it'll fix itself either way!

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Remedios
Credit Mentor

Re: Quick Question About Balance Reporting

It won't report 

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Iusedtolurk
Established Contributor

Re: Quick Question About Balance Reporting

@tcbofade@RemediosThanks for the info.

 

I will leave it alone and let it do what it do just to see definitely the outcome.

 

If I was applying for a mortgage I would pay the 15 cents off as to not take any chances for something quirky to happen because another balance reporting does negatively affect the mortgage scores especially since I would be doing AZEO and if the 15 cents did report as a balance it would screw the AZEO up.

 

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