As long as you have a good
amount of credit lines open, and you are only closing new accounts, you shouldn't have any problems with your credit score dipping.
This can happen as the number of loan accounts with balances increases, or as your credit utilization ratio rises (the amount of credit card debt you owe, divided by your total
amount of credit lines available).
They will also approve you for a
generous amount of a credit line, making it possible for you to be able to start out with a decent amount of money to spend every month.
Unlike a home equity loan, a HELOC functions much like a credit card with a minimum payment each month — or more, if you want to pay down the principal on the debt — with interest expense for the amount you've borrowed, not on the
entire amount of the credit line.
With this card,
the amount of your credit line is equal to the amount you deposit.
Essentially, you «secure» your credit with a cash deposit, which equals
the amount of your credit line.
That ratio equals your credit card balances divided by
the amount of your credit lines.
The credit line automatically advances funds to your checking account to cover checks or other items you have authorized, up to
the amount of the credit line approved.
Generally with secured cards,
the amount of your credit line matches the amount of your security deposit.
Thus, you can avoid having many different cards which can ruin your credit due to
the amount of credit lines open that would appear on your credit report.
The amount of money you deposit in the collateral account ($ 500 to $ 25,000) equals
the amount of your credit line.
If you were to pay back the entire balance, the full
amount of your credit line would be available to withdraw from again.
It is possible to withdraw
any amount of your credit line without surpassing the set limit.
Only 2 «negatives» were (1) a higher than expected APR % rate (a full 4 + % higher than my other most recent card), and (2) a limit on
the amount of your credit line that is available for CASH.
Upon approval, we will establish the APRs, fees and
amount of your credit line and send you a Credit Card Agreement and your credit card (s).
This type of loan benefits the borrower financially in that interest is only accrued on
the amount of the credit line that has been used.
For example, you might commit to making timely monthly payments, paying down other credit card balances and limiting
the amount of your credit lines you use for several months before you apply for a new credit card.
Your credit utilization ratio is determined by dividing the amount of outstanding credit, by
the amount of credit lines that you have available.
The amount of the deposit becomes
the amount of your credit line.
The amount of the credit line is dependent upon the amount of equity in the subject property and the lender's guidelines.