Not exact matches
However, if you have a
high credit utilization ratio in the short - term, it probably have a bad
affect on your
credit score.
If your
credit card balances are at or near their limits, this can adversely
affect your
credit score by assigning your
credit report with what's known as a
high credit utilization ratio.
Credit utilization affects your score both on the individual and combined account level, such that even if your combined
utilization percentage is low, having any highly utilized cards within that combination can keep your score from being as
high as it can be.
Revolving debt, such as the debt you carry on a
credit card, and
high credit utilization, using the majority of
credit available to you, adversely
affects your score.
This is because your new debt
affects his or her
credit utilization ratio (used
credit vs. allowed
credit), so if you're asking your cosigner to vouch for you for a large sum (i.e. a student loan), then his or her debt - to - income ratio may become too
high.
The
higher the bracket you fall into, the bigger
affect your
utilization will have on your
credit score.
The negative
affect of
high credit utilization is only for a revolving account (
credit cards or any loan that does not have a fixed amount that you need to pay every month).
Yet, as you'll see, there are occasions, particularly with
credit cards, when this
high amount can seriously
affect your score via one of the most influential sets of score calculations — revolving
utilization.
While I always advise to never treat a rewards
credit card with a
high APR like a loan, if something did happen where you had to put a big purchase on a card, your
utilization on your personal
credit report would not be
affected.
Remember, this card will not report to your personal
credit so even if you had
high utilization on this card, it wouldn't
affect your
credit score.
Your
credit limit
affects your
credit utilization ratio — a lower ratio can lead to a
higher credit score.
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Credit Card Debt High credit utilization rates can significantly affect the credit score of a potential home
Credit Card Debt
High credit utilization rates can significantly affect the credit score of a potential home
credit utilization rates can significantly
affect the
credit score of a potential home
credit score of a potential homebuyer.