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Best Secured Card Usage For Most Credit Score Points

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Rebuild2019
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Best Secured Card Usage For Most Credit Score Points

Hello,

I have found that some say use your secured card at under 30% and pay the full balance every month. Others say they use the card all through the month and quickly pay it off before your statement comes out.

What’s the best usage to get the most increase in credit score. All help appreciated.

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gdale6
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Re: Best Secured Card Usage For Most Credit Score Points


@Rebuild2019 wrote:
Hello,

I have found that some say use your secured card at under 30% and pay the full balance every month. Others say they use the card all through the month and quickly pay it off before your statement comes out.

What’s the best usage to get the most increase in credit score. All help appreciated.

Fico scores are based on whats reported to the CRAs, in a rebuild you only want one revolver reporting no more than 9% of its CL to the CRAs. As far as using it during the month, taking it to the limit and paying it off so it doesnt report as such isnt a problem.

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Rebuild2019
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Re: Best Secured Card Usage For Most Credit Score Points

Thank you. That answers my question.

CARDS: Discover It | Kohl’s | Truist Spectrum Cash Rewards | Truist Bright | CITI Custom Cash | Chase Freedom Flex | Chase Amazon Prime Visa | VACU Cash Rewards Mastercard | Sam’s Club Mastercard | PenFed Gold Visa | NFCU CashRewards | NFCU More Rewards | NFCU Platinum Visa | AMEX BCE | Verizon Visa | Wells Fargo Active Cash | Amazon Prime | NFCU Auto Loan
Starting Scores 05/2019: EQ:519, EX:525, TU:574

CLOSED : Capital One Quicksilver One | OpenSky |
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