Well, it has been a little over a year since I started here on MyFico. My progress has been much slower than some but it is coming along. Slowly but surely (see my last post).
In that time my available credit has increased nicely. I have been able to get modest increases and don’t have to worry much if a balance reports (I got hit on a few last month due to some of my auto pay bills adding to cards near their reporting dates – I could move things around but I am not terribly worried about it at this point).
Cap1 Plat now QS $651/hasn’t budged although the CL is $300 higher than when opened
Barclay $500/hasn’t budged since opening
LB $150/$650
Discover $1200/$2600
Overstock $750/$1350
Cap1 QS1 $3000/$6500
Amazon Prime $800/$3000
NavyFed CR $1000/$3000
My FICO scores have barely budged from where they were back in August but they are up 50+ from a year ago. This is likely due to the balances all being paid off last year and I have a couple reporting now (I also have a nice tan. The Dominican Republic was lovely!). They should be paid off in the couple months or so and they will likely get a bit higher.
2/4/17 Eq 622 / TU 595 / Ex 628
3/12/17 Eq 634 / TU 614 / Ex 641
5/2/17 Eq 642 / TU 646 / Ex 637
5/22/17 Eq 644 / TU 643 / Ex 653
6/7/17 Eq 663 / TU 633 / Ex 669
8/10/17 Eq 675 / TU 635 / Ex 662
3/9/18 Eq 675 / TU 644 / Ex 706
My mortgage scores are Eq 664 / TU 626 / Ex 704 which was my biggest concern because I want to buy a house this spring and my CU required the middle score to be at least a 620 so I am good to go on that front plus I now have the down payment saved. I would be thrilled if they were higher but as long as I met this goal I am happy for now.
My plan for the moment is to make one more month’s worth of payments on the cards to bring the balances down even lower (I could pay them off but the last time I spoke with the mortgage advisor she suggested hanging on to as much cash as possible rather than worrying about getting them to 0 since my scores are high enough and with the bankruptcy just a little over two years ago she says that low balances with more cash is better than no balances with less cash for my circumstances) and then formally apply for my approval letter and start looking. With the weather what it is, I could have gone for it back in January but it makes the most sense to wait for spring to help thaw the market. I am, however, getting antsy…
