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Which Credit card should I have the 9% Utility reporting on?

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SCYD
Regular Contributor

Which Credit card should I have the 9% Utility reporting on?

I have several credit cards.  Lowest credit limit $200.00 to highest credit limit $7,500.00 and an Overdraft Line of Credit from  NFCU for $15,000.00 (not reportting yet).

 

All credit cards have a zero balance.  All are reporting zero balance, except for a $2,500.00 that is reporting a $784.00 balance (but it has been pdif).

 

I also have a mortgage and a car loan.  Current, no lates.

 

Which credit card should I have the 10% reporting on?  If it reports on the one with the $7,500.00 CL does it affect my score more negative than if it reports on the one with $2,500.00 CL (since the balance would be higher on the $7,500.00)?

 

 

BK 7 DC'd 10/2010
Scores (03/17/16): EQ: 704 / TU: 725 / EX: 694 / Cap1 QS1: 6.5K / CU: 7.5K /
JC Penney: 10K/ Chevron: 4K / Target: 500 / Macy's 17.2K/ NFCU Sig. Visa Cash Reward:22K / NFCU Flagship 22K/NavChk:15K / NavChk:7.5K(joint)/WF Plat:15K / WF Propel Amex:5K/DIscover 10K/USAA Visa 14K/USAA Amex 14K/Nordstrom 10K/TJ MAxx 10K/BP Visa 6.5K
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user5387
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Re: Which Credit card should I have the 9% Utility reporting on?

You might need to experiment to see what works the best.

 

It's not clear that the utilization rules are identical for every situation.

 

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takeshi74
Senior Contributor

Re: Which Credit card should I have the 9% Utility reporting on?

This.  10% on a higher CL card will mean higher overall utilization but whether that has a significant impact is, again, something you'd have to test.

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