Avoid these moves, which can drag down your credit score
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Once the debt collector makes a record of your active payments, it's legal in many states for the debt to be treated as new, Lucas McKay said. Keep in mind that doing so will lower your overall credit limit, and therefore may increase your utilization rate — how much credit you're using versus what's available to you.
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