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Anonymous
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Best way to maximize score?

I currently at 42% utl on 8 of my credit cards

does azeo method is the best way to go?

and when i need to ask for credit cards company to lower my apr at what score?

now all of them are 22.99% and 24.99% 

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SouthJamaica
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Re: Best way to maximize score?


@Anonymouswrote:

I currently at 42% utl on 8 of my credit cards

does azeo method is the best way to go?

and when i need to ask for credit cards company to lower my apr at what score?

now all of them are 22.99% and 24.99% 

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1. Yes AZEO method is best but you need to get your overall utilization down too. You don't want to go over 29% on any one card, and you don't want to be over 9% overall.

 

2. You can ask them to lower your interest rate at any time, but now, while your utilization is so high, would not be a great time. Wait until your utilization is better.

 

 


Total revolving limits 568220 (504020 reporting) FICO 8: EQ 689 TU 691 EX 682




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NRB525
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Re: Best way to maximize score?

OP can you list out the cards you have, the bank issuing the card,, the credit limit of each card and the current balance of each card.

AZEO is a shorthand for low utilization. At your level of utilization there are steps to take, without going to AZEO, to see the most score improvement. That list of your cards is the key to knowing where those points can be found.

Do you have any late payments ever in your credit history? Have you ever missed any payment by a month or more? This is just as important to understand because if you do, it will put a ceiling on your score for the time the lates are reported.
High Bal Jan 2009 $116k on $146k limits 80% Util.
Oct 2014 $46k on $127k 36% util EQ 722 TU 727 EX 727
April 2018 $18k on $344k 5% util EQ 806 TU 810 EX 812
Jan 2019 $7.6k on $360k EQ 832 TU 839 EX 831
March 2021 $33k on $312k EQ 796 TU 798 EX 801
May 2021 Paid all Installments and Mortgages, one new Mortgage EQ 761 TY 774 EX 777
April 2022 EQ=811 TU=807 EX=805 - TU VS 3.0 765
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Anonymous
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Re: Best way to maximize score?

I agree with what the others have said regarding paying down utilization in general and not worrying about AZEO right away.  I think the OP should consider rethinking his perspective on credit cards in general, as if he's concerned with interest rates it means he's probably planning on paying interest, which is never a good plan.

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