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Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score

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Anonymous
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Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score

My credit score was well below 600 before I started paying off the cards. I have no collections. I also have had several hard inquiries since Jan and my credit still went way up..


 

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AllZero
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Re: Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score

Congratulations on your success! Is that WalletHub, VantageScore?

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thornback
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Re: Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score


@AllZero wrote:

Congratulations on your success! Is that WalletHub, VantageScore?


@AllZero haha... I just asked in another thread OP posted in what app that was in the image -- it looked like wallethub but I wasn't sure because it also doesn't look like wallethub -- but then again, I've only ever viewed wallethub on the mobile app.

 

Congrats on your payoff @Anonymous !!  Well done!

Personal Aphorism:"Forget What You Feel, Remember What You Deserve"
Starting FICO 8s | 09/2017: EX 641 ✦ EQ 634 ✦ TU 647
Current FICO 8s | 04/2022: EX 796 ✦ EQ 793 ✦ TU 790
Current FICO 9s | 04/2022: EX 790 ✦ EQ 788 ✦ TU 782
2022 Goal Score | 800s

My AAoA:
4.6 years not incl. AU / 4.9 years incl. AU
My AoOA: 9.2 years not incl. AU / 11.2 years incl. AU
Inquiries: EX 0/12 ✦ EQ 0/12 ✦ TU 0/12
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AllZero
Mega Contributor

Re: Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score


@thornback wrote:

@AllZero wrote:

Congratulations on your success! Is that WalletHub, VantageScore?


@AllZero haha... I just asked in another thread OP posted in what app that was in the image -- it looked like wallethub but I wasn't sure because it also doesn't look like wallethub -- but then again, I've only ever viewed wallethub on the mobile app.

 

Congrats on your payoff @Anonymous !!  Well done!


I saw your other post and kudoed you. Smiley Happy

 

Yes, it is WalletHub on desktop. I don't use the mobile app, so unsure on the layout. I use desktop. It looked like it and I logged in again just to make sure.

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thornback
Senior Contributor

Re: Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score


@AllZero wrote:


I saw your other post and kudoed you. Smiley Happy

 

Yes, it is WalletHub on desktop. I don't use the mobile app, so unsure on the layout. I use desktop. It looked like it and I logged in again just to make sure.


And I saw the notification of your kudo! --  thanks for confirming Smiley Wink 

 

Really curious about those FICO scores, @Anonymous  -- have you checked them?

Personal Aphorism:"Forget What You Feel, Remember What You Deserve"
Starting FICO 8s | 09/2017: EX 641 ✦ EQ 634 ✦ TU 647
Current FICO 8s | 04/2022: EX 796 ✦ EQ 793 ✦ TU 790
Current FICO 9s | 04/2022: EX 790 ✦ EQ 788 ✦ TU 782
2022 Goal Score | 800s

My AAoA:
4.6 years not incl. AU / 4.9 years incl. AU
My AoOA: 9.2 years not incl. AU / 11.2 years incl. AU
Inquiries: EX 0/12 ✦ EQ 0/12 ✦ TU 0/12
Report Status: Clean
Garden Status:  


Without patience, we will learn less in life. We will see less. We will feel less. We will hear less. Ironically, rush and more usually mean less.
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Anonymous
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Re: Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score

It was wallethub. I check all of them along with experian. Wallethub usually is the first to show when an account has been paid and reported. It gives you a quick idea of which way your score is going and its usually not that far off from the real experian and transunion scores. Equafax is another deal. It has a mind of its own.

 

 

 

 

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hsfun2019
Regular Contributor

Re: Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score

Awesome Job!   

 

I just paid off about 18K in CC today (not with a loan either!!!!)   Looking forward to the updates in the next few weeks!   

 

I"m in the mid 600's.  Hoping over 700.





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Anonymous
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Re: Here is what paying off credit cards can do for your credit score

mine were $4800.00 to pay off. I still have two cards and one loan that hasnt reported yet that i paid off. Im interested to see how much my score raises after that. 

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