Not exact matches
Amounts owed (30 percent of your score) Another set of scoring
calculations where you essentially can't have too much of a good thing are those factors that
measure how much of your available credit you're using: credit card
utilization (balance / limit ratio).
The most critical scoring distinction between cards and loans tends to be within the amounts - owed category, where loan debt carries far less scoring weight than credit card debt, which includes credit
utilization and some other debt -
measuring calculations.
It's best to think of
utilization as consisting of two major
calculations — together almost 30 percent of your score — that
measure how much you owe:
Revolving and installment
utilization calculations use the following formulas to
measure your credit usage, with lower percentages always being best for your score: