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Student Loan balance interest added to balance causing TU score to drop!

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2IMPROVE1
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Student Loan balance interest added to balance causing TU score to drop!

I received a fico alert that TU dropped 11pts because my personal loans increased by $40,000.  After a tedious process of combing through report I determined that all of the original amounts are now updated with a current balance which is the interest added to the loans.  I recently went into deferrment status so the loans updated including the interest.  This has only impacted TU so far.  I did not realize this would impact my score! Should I expect this to impact the other CR as well?

 

August 2018- Equifax 658 TU 651 Exp 659
October 2018-Equifax 703 TU 701 Exp 706
January 2019 Equifax 708 TU 704 Exp 710





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dynamicvb
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Re: Student Loan balance interest added to balance causing TU score to drop!

Yes, if its pushing your utilization over a 100%, expect a drop

Started Rebuild 4/2018: EX 616| TU 604| EQ 621

Current 5/28/20:


First Goal Score: 750+ Reached 3/2019

Next Goal all over 800
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