mj11 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 The ONLY thing I did was access 14k of my 15k line of credit. I understand the drop from 709 to 657 because of that, but why the change from good to not good on my payment history when there has been no lates. This from Myfico...Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebug5 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I'm assuming that you went through and compared your most current report to your last pull to see if anything changed? That's step #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieR Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Follow lovebug's suggestion and make sure no lates have appeared incorrectly.However, I have found that those "explanations" for score changes aren't always accurate nor specific to your situation. They're often pretty general/generic reasons why your score MIGHT dive.I think your accessing that much credit would account for the score change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahntara Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 The change in utilization is enough for that drop in score. LOC's can be a terrific financial tool, but they're score-killers to be sure for this exact reason/scenario.And, even though your CR may say that you've gone from 'good' to 'not', you've actually gone from 'good' to 'they don't know how good or bad'. An absence of information equals a drop in score because there is no data YET as to how you (will) pay this back. This drop is recovered as information is provided in your payment history, beginning in as little as 4 - 6 mos. FYI: FICO-based programs consider any account under 60 mos as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj11 Posted August 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 checked it and no lates... just the increase in amount owed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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