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Will this help my credit?

When i was 18, i got a fixed line of credit from my credit union. 6 years later its maxed out. I've always heard that its bad to have a credit card maxed out like that so (now that I'm financially stable) would it help my credit to extend that credit limit to get my balance away from the available limit? It's only a $3,000 limit because I was 18, but now I make good money so if I extend it to like $6,000 and keep paying on it, will it help me?

Update:

When I say I make "good money" I mean I make good enough money not to rely on credit cards anymore (hence me maxing it out in the first place). So I was thinking I'd keep making my payment just extend the credit limit so it looks better...

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    That would help since lines of credit are just like any other revolving credit account when you max them out your credit score takes a huge hit. But you would still be at 50% usage which is way to high.

    You would be better off to pay down your existing line to below $900.00 which would bring your usage down to less then 30% which is where you need to be.

    Either way good luck.

    Source(s): Finance Manager for over 12-years.
  • The short answer is that it will help your credit to have the line increased. You currently have this account 100% utilized and doubling the line lowers that utilization to 50%. Ideally you should also pay down the line so that the utilization ratio falls below 30%.

    The follow up question that you might be thinking is how much will it help? The answer to that is that it depends. If the this fixed line of credit is being reported as an installment account, then lowering the utilization helps a relatively small amount. You'll see a bigger pop if it is being reported as an installment account. In the FICO formula, utilization accounts for 30% percent of the overall score.

    Source(s): myfinancialfitness.com
  • 9 years ago

    if your are making "good money" why not just pay the $3000 down so it is not "maxed out"? There is no reason to get an increase, you will run the risk of maxing it out again. If what you say is correct just pay it down and have the same AVAILABLE credit as an increase.

  • erdahl
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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