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Re:How Equifax Became a Private IRS by sokoloff on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:24PM (#34498754)
In general, your score would immediately go down as your credit utilization would go up (outstanding balance over total available credit).
Re:How Equifax Became a Private IRS by coredog64 on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:33PM (#34498821)
0/infinity is still zero
Re:How Equifax Became a Private IRS by sixstringtheory on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:47PM (#34498930)
…depending on the languages used in their backend and the quality of their development efforts…
Re:How Equifax Became a Private IRS by sokoloff on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:26AM (#34502735)
The balances are instantaneous balances, not ones that are being financed. So, if you use and pay off your card every month (as makes sense to me for points/cash back, ease of chargeback, and convenience), then your numerator won't be zero on most days. (For me, it's not $0 on any days, because of the timing of statements.)
Re:How Equifax Became a Private IRS by medvezhenok on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:02AM (#34503621)
You could theoretically pay off the card before the statement posts to keep the balance at zero. Usually not worth it, but if you want to boost your credit score before getting a mortgage, that trick usually works.
Re:How Equifax Became a Private IRS by bbarnett on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:27AM (#34499733)
In Canada, Equifax et al tend to reduce score at each over 80% revolving credit account utilization.