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College
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Am I going to lose my cards?

I recently had a ding on my credit report by AMSHER for $693, due to hospital bills because I don't have insurance. This inevitably dropped my score by 40 points. It's my first account in collections but I know I have 2 more following it from the other bills. I wanted to know if they can just drop me because my score dropped so much? I have paid on time for 9 months now and I won't be able to pay my medical debts until August. So i'm very concerned.

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mnavas
Frequent Contributor

Re: Am I going to lose my cards?

They might but if they don't they could cut your current credit limits thou
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CreditCrusader
Valued Contributor

Re: Am I going to lose my cards?


@College wrote:

I recently had a ding on my credit report by AMSHER for $693, due to hospital bills because I don't have insurance. This inevitably dropped my score by 40 points. It's my first account in collections but I know I have 2 more following it from the other bills. I wanted to know if they can just drop me because my score dropped so much? I have paid on time for 9 months now and I won't be able to pay my medical debts until August. So i'm very concerned.


I don't see anything in your wallet that denotes paranoid CCC. Usually, Barclay and AMEX are the CCCs that obsess over soft reports and instances like this.

 

Edited to add:

 

You should also know that your CLs aren't sky-high. It is unlikely that a CCC issuing a $700 CL will do much other than perhaps watch your payment habits for a few months. If you had $10,000+ CLs, I might think they could CLD you, but not in this case.

 

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enharu
Super Contributor

Re: Am I going to lose my cards?

They might cancel your card, CLD you, raise your rates, or not do anything. It's really up to your relationship with that lender and how bad your cr now is
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College
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Re: Am I going to lose my cards?

It really sucks, I've been working on my credit just getting started off and then BAM medical bills. Even though i've had a perfect payment history and all of that. Credit is a pain in the ass.

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College
New Member

Re: Am I going to lose my cards?

Well my Wal-Mart score is at a 618. Hopefully they don't do anything, i'm just worried about losing my Discover card...

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College
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Re: Am I going to lose my cards?

My UTIL has been 0% since April. I'm on a cash diet to monitor my spending habits. How long until they cancel my cards for no use?

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enharu
Super Contributor

Re: Am I going to lose my cards?

It varies for each lender. It could be anywhere between 6-24 months
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CreditCrusader
Valued Contributor

Re: Am I going to lose my cards?


@College wrote:

My UTIL has been 0% since April. I'm on a cash diet to monitor my spending habits. How long until they cancel my cards for no use?


Now see, that's a different story (i.e. "no use" v. a random medical collection popping up). Some creditors are stingy about not using their cards (AKAIK, GE-backed cards do not really fall into this category. My Old Navy card hasn't been used in two years...and they just upgraded it to the co-branded version). You might use them for a meal or such and pay it off right away to avoid this possibility.

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youngandcreditwrthy
Senior Contributor

Re: Am I going to lose my cards?

I'd get on a payment plan asap for those others before they go to collections!
You would only need to pay $25 a month to keep it off your credit report.
I hate the medical system in the US. 60% of bankruptcies result from medical bills.
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