• buffing_lecturer@leminal.space
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    3 days ago

    It makes sense that your score went down when paying off loans. I have heard that closing accounts, credit lines, and phone plans do the same too. Supposedly because now theres “less history” of your good credit, or maybe just because of lower credit utilization.

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      3 days ago

      That’s so ridiculous. Either way, it’s back up again but that drop was kind of a shock.

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        2 days ago

        Credit scores aren’t just about how likely you are to pay back loans, they are about how much money can be made off lending to you.

        Pay off loans early, and the lender makes less money, so your credit goes down.

        Closed accounts, inactive accounts, those aren’t making anyone else money, so less credit score.

        Paying on time is the biggest risk of lending, so it has the biggest impact, but doing things that lose your creditor money can make a difference on the margin.