Credit Score Updates

[Jobarcena]

Why does it take so long for credit companies to update current balances so that my credit score will go up

[tagteam]

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@Jobarcena wrote:

Why does it take so long for credit companies to update current balances so that my credit score will go up

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It should not take that long - and there are often daily fluctuations - but the credit agencies cannot generate scores any faster than the lenders (e.g., banks, credit card issuers) report balances and payments.

See https://www.creditsesame.com/blog/credit-score/how-often-your-credit-score-updated/