A frontal boundary draped from the Mid-Atlantic to Texas will continue to focus showers with the potential for locally heavy precipitation. A new active storm pattern will bring rain with mountain snow to the west. Pacific storms moving into the Central U.S. this week will bring showers and thunderstorms to the northern states. Read More >.
Use Less Credit. While you can lower your credit utilization by increasing your credit limit, you can also attack the other side of the issue. If you have 40 percent utilization due to a $1,000 balance and a $2,500 limit, spending or owing less on your credit card will have the same impact as raising your credit limit.enerally, getting denied for a credit increase wonât directly affect your credit report or your credit score. However, while the denial itself doesnât make a difference, the process leading up to it can. Also, by not getting a credit increase, youâre missing out on the benefits of having additional credit.
If a creditor gives you a $100 limit on a charge card, and you borrow $50, you have a 50 percent debt to credit ratio. As a general rule, your credit score will be higher if you keep your credit usage at 30% of your total available credit or less.An increase in your credit limit will lower your debt to credit ratio, provided you do not increase your debt proportionally.s a general rule, your credit score will be higher if you keep your credit usage at 30% of your total available credit or less. An increase in your credit limit will lower your debt to credit ratio, provided you do not increase your debt proportionally.