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Utilization and Balance update at the same time?

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Anonymous
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Utilization and Balance update at the same time?

I would think that both utilization and balance would "alert" me at the same time in terms of improvements on FICO Score. I had the below occur to me in terms of score changes over the last week after my credit utlization went from 97% to 28%. 

Experian reported a change both to balance and utilzation.

Equifax and Transunion only reported balance.

 

Should I be waiting for the utilization score to kick in?

 

Following Alerts Have Occured:

 

Experian-

 

Utilization Percentage when down

CC Balance went down

Total Increase 25 PTS

 

 

Transunion-

 

 

Sum of all accounts has changed

Total Increase 7 PTS

 

Equifax

 

 

Balance on one of my accounts has decreased by $2000

Total Increase 23 PTS

 

 

Thank you,

 

David

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Anonymous
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Re: Utilization and Balance update at the same time?

Based on the score increases, it would seem that both EX and EQ are accounting for the decreased utilization and that TU isn't yet, for whatever reason.

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Anonymous
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Re: Utilization and Balance update at the same time?

FYI,

 

My "Credit Kamra" Scores are as follows (which have taken account the Credit Utilization on 10/7)

 

Transunion went up 19 pts (676)

Equifax went up 23 pts (684)

 

myFICO Scores are

 

Transunion- 620 (Updated 10/6)

Equifax- 612 (Updated 10/8)

Experian- 633 (Updated 10/6)

 

There seems to some differences, as the scores were really close to each other only 2 months ago.

 

The 620 number is key for me for a mortage, as they take the middle score and is considered the minimum for a conventional loan, I believe?

 

David

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Anonymous
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Re: Utilization and Balance update at the same time?

Your myFICO scores are exactly that, "FICO" scores where your CK scores are Vantagescore 3.0 scores which are completely different.  If I were you I wouldn't look at the CK scores at all as very few lenders will ever use them.

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Anonymous
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Re: Utilization and Balance update at the same time?

Would it be recommended I wait until that updates, if it does? Seems odd that something like that has not updated.

 

I am supposed to let a mortgage company know when to pull my score. I am not sure how accurate myFico is in compared to what a mortgage company may pull.

 

D

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