I 've worked hard for decades to maintain an outstanding credit rating that 's ranged right around XXXX. I take my credit report extremely seriously and always consider the impact on my score when making decisions that may have an adverse impact to my credit score, and ultimately my financial well-being. 

In XXXX of 2015 I obtained new employment which involved selling my home and moving my family. This move incurred over $ XXXX in moving expenses, all of which were reimbursed by my new employer once we were able to provide receipts evidencing the expenses incurred. In other words, the funds for my travel and relocation expenses initially came out of my savings and then were reimbursed by my new employer after the move. 

Given the safety, security and support that XXXX XXXX offers, my wife and I used our XXXX card to fund the upfront travel and relocation costs. Unfortunately, we did not realize what a detrimental impact that doing so would have on my credit scores. My score which was XXXX immediately dropped to XXXX ( XXXX point drop and below the XXXX A-Rating threshold for obtaining the best mortgage rates ). The drastic drop, I 'm told, is due to the fact that XXXX does not report a credit limit but rather reports the lifetime max that has been borrowed as the limit. In this particular case, $ XXXX was my lifetime max and thus it appears I 've maxed out my card. For this reason, my credit score has plummeted and now effectively puts me in a position where I face paying XXXX of dollars more per year on a mortgage because I no longer qualify for the best mortgage rates.