I got a score alert and my score went up 18 points due to a collection account increasing the balance by $6. This is the second time. Last time they increased the balance by $6 I got a 16 point increase. I'm not going to complain, but can someone help me understand why this raised my score?
Current Score:EQ-660 (FICO) / TU-677 (FICO) (3/10/14)
6/8/12 Score:EQ-640 / TU-650 / EX-656 (All FICO Lender Pulls 6/8/12)
6/5/12 Score:EQ-640 / TU-638 / EX-656 (All FICO Lender Pulls 6/5/12)
6/1/12 Score:EQ-640 (FICO) / TU-618 (FICO) /EX-670 (FAKO)
Starting Score:EQ-542 TU-574 (4/30/2012)