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CreditBob
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Auto Loan Utilization For Fico Score Increase

Has anyone had any experience that paying down the original vehicle loan by 31%, whether or not it had a Fico score increase? If not, how much would have to be paid down?

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SouthJamaica
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Re: Auto Loan Utilization For Fico Score Increase


@CreditBob wrote:

Has anyone had any experience that paying down the original vehicle loan by 31%, whether or not it had a Fico score increase? If not, how much would have to be paid down?


If it's your only open loan, you would get a significant boost in your FICO 8 and 9 scores when the loan gets paid down to 9% of the original loan amount.


Total revolving limits 741200 (620700 reporting) FICO 8: EQ 701 TU 704 EX 685

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SouthJamaica
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Re: Auto Loan Utilization For Fico Score Increase


@CreditBob wrote:

Has anyone had any experience that paying down the original vehicle loan by 31%, whether or not it had a Fico score increase? If not, how much would have to be paid down?


If it's your only open loan, you would get a significant boost in your FICO 8 and 9 scores when the loan gets paid down to 9% of the original loan amount.  If you have other open loans, you have to look at the aggregate; you would receive a boost when your open loans, in the aggregate, get down to 9%. 


Total revolving limits 741200 (620700 reporting) FICO 8: EQ 701 TU 704 EX 685

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JFox418
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Re: Auto Loan Utilization For Fico Score Increase


@SouthJamaica wrote:

@CreditBob wrote:

Has anyone had any experience that paying down the original vehicle loan by 31%, whether or not it had a Fico score increase? If not, how much would have to be paid down?


If it's your only open loan, you would get a significant boost in your FICO 8 and 9 scores when the loan gets paid down to 9% of the original loan amount.  If you have other open loans, you have to look at the aggregate; you would receive a boost when your open loans, in the aggregate, get down to 9%. 


@SouthJamaica Does that include mortgages?

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SouthJamaica
Mega Contributor

Re: Auto Loan Utilization For Fico Score Increase


@JFox418 wrote:

@SouthJamaica wrote:

@CreditBob wrote:

Has anyone had any experience that paying down the original vehicle loan by 31%, whether or not it had a Fico score increase? If not, how much would have to be paid down?


If it's your only open loan, you would get a significant boost in your FICO 8 and 9 scores when the loan gets paid down to 9% of the original loan amount.  If you have other open loans, you have to look at the aggregate; you would receive a boost when your open loans, in the aggregate, get down to 9%. 


@SouthJamaica Does that include mortgages?


Yes, aggregate installment utilization percentage includes all open installment loans, including mortgages.


Total revolving limits 741200 (620700 reporting) FICO 8: EQ 701 TU 704 EX 685

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JFox418
Regular Contributor

Re: Auto Loan Utilization For Fico Score Increase


@SouthJamaica wrote:

@JFox418 wrote:

@SouthJamaica wrote:

@CreditBob wrote:

Has anyone had any experience that paying down the original vehicle loan by 31%, whether or not it had a Fico score increase? If not, how much would have to be paid down?


If it's your only open loan, you would get a significant boost in your FICO 8 and 9 scores when the loan gets paid down to 9% of the original loan amount.  If you have other open loans, you have to look at the aggregate; you would receive a boost when your open loans, in the aggregate, get down to 9%. 


@SouthJamaica Does that include mortgages?


Yes, aggregate installment utilization percentage includes all open installment loans, including mortgages.


Gotcha, welp I won't be seeing that %9 aggregate for a looooooooong time Smiley Very Happy

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