Sunday, April 2, 2017

Will paying off my credit card completely hurt my credit score?

I have about $1500 in credit card debt and was planning on paying $600 for the next 2 paychecks and the remaining balance for the 3rd paycheck. I have a limit of $5,000. I'm hoping to do so in order to get a home mortgage. I was emailing with a realtor about a house but said I wanted to get my credit card paid off before I officially buy a house. She said that could actually hurt my score. So what should I be doing then? Not pay it completely?

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