While you'll always want to keep your debt
utilization on the lower end, increasing your credit limit can help boost your credit score.
Finally, you should aim to keep your current credit
utilization on the lower end.
Not exact matches
If you
lower your credit card limit to $ 5,000, you
end up increasing your credit
utilization and this has a negative impact
on your credit score.
So, if you've run up a high balance
on a credit card with a
low limit, it's wise to pay it down a little before the
end of the billing period to keep the credit
utilization rate
low on the day it's calculated.