Any slight increase in the balance of any of the remaining two credit cards will not only increase the credit utilization of the card, it will
make the overall credit utilization ratio to jump above 30 %.
Not exact matches
Getting rid of an account could raise your
overall credit utilization ratio and
make it look like you're using a high percentage of your total
credit line.
Overall, a good rule of thumb when
making a
credit card payment is to
make a payment whenever your
credit utilization ratio starts to rise to that 30 % mark, regardless of when your bill is actually due.
This is known as their «
credit utilization ratio,» and
makes up 30 percent of their
overall credit scores.