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The Statement Closing Date vs. The Due Date — Know the Difference
This one piece of knowledge can change your whole credit game.
Your due date is when your payment is due. Paying by this date avoids late fees and late payment marks.
Your statement closing date is when your credit card company calculates your balance and reports it to the bureaus. This is usually 21-25 days BEFORE your due date.
Why does this matter? Because your utilization is based on what's reported on your statement closing date. NOT your due date.
If you pay your card off on the due date but your statement already closed showing a $2,000 balance — that $2,000 is what the bureaus see.
The move: pay your balance down BEFORE your statement closing date. That way the low balance is what gets reported.
This alone can make your utilization look completely different to lenders and scoring models.
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The Statement Closing Date vs. The Due Date — Know the Difference
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