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What impact does closing credit cards have on your credit score?

May 28th, 2010

What impact does closing credit cards have on your credit score?
I have a number of credits that I am not using. What impact if any would closing some of these accounts have on my credit score?

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How can I cancel credit cards I have without getting dinged on my FICO score?

May 22nd, 2010

I have several credit cards that have annual membership fees required. But I do not use them and have no plans on using them in the future. I’ve been told that if I cancel these cards that my credit scores will suffer because of the cancellations. Is there a way to cancel these cards without [...]

How many credit cards should I have open for a good credit score?

March 30th, 2010

I have 4 credit cards (limits are 1000, 3300, and two 500s) and was considering getting rid of one 500 credit card. Should I pay the whole thing off and KEEP it or GET RID of it??

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How many credit cards is too much to affect your credit score?

March 2nd, 2010

I am going to ask another question regarding which CC should I add to my credit card profile to add to my rewards. I have excellent credit, pay my balance in full each month, and I use my CC to pay for everything I can to rack up points/miles etc.
I am at a point [...]

How do I switch credit cards and not affect my credit score?

February 23rd, 2010

I want to get a frequent flyer credit card but I already have 3 credit cards with generous limits. I don’t need these credit cards and I would like to cancel them and have this “possible credit” to go towards the new card. I heard once that canceling a credit card has a [...]