The percentage of your available credit that you're currently using.
Calculated by dividing total credit card balances by total credit limits. This is one of the largest factors in most credit scoring models, generally accounting for around 30% of a FICO score. Utilization under 30% is commonly recommended, and under 10% is considered ideal by most scoring models. Utilization is calculated both per-card and across all cards combined.
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