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Orchard was my favorite rebuilding card.
OP, if this is your first open CC - and being that it's a bank card, you should see some good FICO score points - maybe 20 or so (YMMV, of course) when it reports. Congratulations!
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I figured that I would use the card for few months and check the score again around xmass time. I just checked my credit score with anualcreditscore.com and it came to 599 so few months from now I will see how it goes.
My limit is around $200 i think so going to try to use it towards gas for the car and bike. Hopefully I will get a great xmass gift and fall in 620 range.
What is (YMMV, of course)
@Anonymous wrote:I figured that I would use the card for few months and check the score again around xmass time. I just checked my credit score with anualcreditscore.com and it came to 599 so few months from now I will see how it goes.
My limit is around $200 i think so going to try to use it towards gas for the car and bike. Hopefully I will get a great xmass gift and fall in 620 range.
What is (YMMV, of course)
YMMV = Your Milieage May Vary.
Meaning the experience of someone else may not be exactly the same as yours in any given situation. Here is a list of Abbreviations.
From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".