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Funny - Usage up and FICO 8 up!

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Five6Two
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Funny - Usage up and FICO 8 up!

Saw the funniest thing happen today...I let my Disco report and hit the 19% threshold for statement cut (hoping Disco sees my increased usage for an CLI consideration). My EX went up 7 points...no other changes reported. My last score change was 2 weeks ago (saw a 1 pt increase when car loan hit 1 year) when my report showed the following DPs: 1 revolver @ 47% (BT), 1 revolver @ 28% (BT), 1 revolver @ 25% (BT) and overall util @ 13%. No other changes that I can think of...so weird. Consequently my EQ saw a 3 pt drop with Disco reporting at 19%...

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BallBounces
Valued Contributor

Re: Funny - Usage up and FICO 8 up!

We often forget the simple effect that tradelines aging can have.

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SouthJamaica
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Re: Funny - Usage up and FICO 8 up!


@Five6Two wrote:

Saw the funniest thing happen today...I let my Disco report and hit the 19% threshold for statement cut (hoping Disco sees my increased usage for an CLI consideration). My EX went up 7 points...no other changes reported. My last score change was 2 weeks ago (saw a 1 pt increase when car loan hit 1 year) when my report showed the following DPs: 1 revolver @ 47% (BT), 1 revolver @ 28% (BT), 1 revolver @ 25% (BT) and overall util @ 13%. No other changes that I can think of...so weird. Consequently my EQ saw a 3 pt drop with Disco reporting at 19%...


1. Your scores did not increase as a result of higher utilization on your Discover card; something else caused it.

 

2. It's pointless to let a Discover balance report so that Discover can see your increased usage; they see your usage of their products 24/7.


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




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Anonymous
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Re: Funny - Usage up and FICO 8 up!

OP, utilization increases don't cause FICO score increases, with the only exception to that rule being a shift from 0% to something non-zero (but not high).  Your score went up for a different reason as SJ stated above.

 

Also, 19% is not a known or assumed "threshold" point as you put it.

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zerofire
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Re: Funny - Usage up and FICO 8 up!

Sounds to me like one or more sets of accounts went through an age threshold. Those do not report as a line item change but a young account hitting 6mo or a youngish account hitting 1yr can cause 10 point changes on thin files due to their instability. I used to have cases where an inquiry falling off would give me back 5-10 points when I was younger. The real fun though was getting CLI's by request from Bank of America and after that reported I would get all my points back as well as an increase.

TU:816 12/19/24 Bank of America--EX: 809 01/03/25 Experian--EQ:836 01/06/25 myFICO--Gardening since N/A
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Five6Two
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Re: Funny - Usage up and FICO 8 up!

Hi, you’re right, I mistook 19% for 29%. But in any case I hit the CLI button and received a $1500 increase - so there is that.
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