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I am adding a 20k line of credit to my credit mix and will this boost my score ?

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I am adding a 20k line of credit to my credit mix and will this boost my score ?

I am adding a 20k line of credit to my credit mix tomorrow. The only problem is that the credit union only reports this to Equifax. What benefits will this give me? I know this will strengthen my credit file however with my truck payment and line of credit and the credit union credit card only reporting to Equifax and not Transunion and Experian will this have the same effect? I plan on continuing to use the other 4 credit cards that report to Experian and Transunion. Thank you!!!!

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NRB525
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Re: I am adding a 20k line of credit to my credit mix and will this boost my score ?

Not likely to boost your score. A LOC only counts as another Revolving Trade Line, should not report as any sort of Installment Loan or "new mix factor". Sorry dude Smiley Sad

 

So, the thing is, you are already over 800. At this point, if your goal is to really improve your scores, to get to 850, the only thing you can do is pay your newly-financed truck loan, keep your utilization on all credit cards very low, not open any other new accounts, pay down whatever mortgage you have (and not take out a new mortgage)...

 

...and wait a really really long time.

 

In other words, you have to get really boring, doing as little as possible to mess with any sort of credit products, from here on out. Any sort of movement, new accounts, new borrowing, is going to scare your FICO score down. The only thing that will really keep it increasing is doing nothing new.

 

And always pay on time, but you knew that already.

 

Good luck!

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: I am adding a 20k line of credit to my credit mix and will this boost my score ?


@NRB525 wrote:

Not likely to boost your score. A LOC only counts as another Revolving Trade Line, should not report as any sort of Installment Loan or "new mix factor". Sorry dude Smiley Sad

 

So, the thing is, you are already over 800. At this point, if your goal is to really improve your scores, to get to 850, the only thing you can do is pay your newly-financed truck loan, keep your utilization on all credit cards very low, not open any other new accounts, pay down whatever mortgage you have (and not take out a new mortgage)...

 

...and wait a really really long time.

 

In other words, you have to get really boring, doing as little as possible to mess with any sort of credit products, from here on out. Any sort of movement, new accounts, new borrowing, is going to scare your FICO score down. The only thing that will really keep it increasing is doing nothing new.

 

And always pay on time, but you knew that already.

 

Good luck!


Thank you, I already knew about the UTI and I have no mortgage house is paid for however plan on building a new home in the next 2 years. So I will do as you said and keep al accounts paid under 2% and not open anything else up and garden . Thank you for assisting me.

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NRB525
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Re: I am adding a 20k line of credit to my credit mix and will this boost my score ?

So, the advice I gave is relevant if your goal is 850. The goal in your siggy is 800. You are well past that.

 

Are you ready to be boring? That's a choice you can make, but for me, no, 850 is not my goal.

 

Stick with that goal of 850 if that is your goal, but realize it may crimp some natural spending or "living goals" you may be having. FICO is only a pretend score. It is NOT life, so don't confuse the two.

 

Good luck!

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: I am adding a 20k line of credit to my credit mix and will this boost my score ?


@NRB525 wrote:

So, the advice I gave is relevant if your goal is 850. The goal in your siggy is 800. You are well past that.

 

Are you ready to be boring? That's a choice you can make, but for me, no, 850 is not my goal.

 

Stick with that goal of 850 if that is your goal, but realize it may crimp some natural spending or "living goals" you may be having. FICO is only a pretend score. It is NOT life, so don't confuse the two.

 

Good luck!


Thank you NRB, I signed for the 20K LOC today and will use it if I have to however I like you are going to live and just keep my UTI below 2% . Again, thank you for all of your assistance...

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