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How to raise credit score while paying off debt?

I have a credit card with a balance of 2,390.00. I have outstanding medical bills and my student loans are on forbearance. I have a personal loan of 2000 that i pay monthly on time. My balance transfer offer is about to end in july. I want to know should i transfer the whole balance or half in order to raise my credit score. My score is 659.

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  • 6 years ago

    What will raise your credit score is to stop worrying about your credit score and to focus all your attention on how you're going to pay off those debts. Shell game gimmicks of moving debt around does nothing for you. Just start paying down your debt, as much as you can as fast as you can, make sure you stay current on all your payments and you'll find that your credit score will magically take care of itself.

  • 6 years ago

    Pay off debt--pay 3-5 times monthly minimums

    Stop using credit

    Live within your means--income

    Speak to medical and get on payment plan with them

    The number of open accounts with balances can be a negative

    Using more than 1/3 of available credit is a negative-- using 1/3 of credit limit

    Source(s): Tax pro
  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Transfer the balance to WHERE?

    If you're opening a new account for a balance transfer, it's going to lower your score. If you transfer HALF thereby increasing the number of accounts that you owe money on, you will further lower your score.

    You need to reduce your spending and increase your income so you can really attack the debt. Just moving it around isn't going to help.

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