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I just got notified that Chase was not going to renew my account. I assume that when my card expires that the account would then be closed. This is my situation and I am wondering what the best thing to do would be. My current fico score is 589. I have 6 credit cards, basically all maxed. I am trying to pay off these cards. At the end of the month I have about $1500 to put towards they balances.
Macys $75
Capital One $941.39
Chase $985.00
Credit One 1198.00
Sunoco $949.81
Gap $1560.00
Chase $5000.00
The Chase that they notified me about is the one with the $985.00 balance. Would it be more beneficial to pay that off and then close the account on my own or should I put more on the cards with a higher balance?
I would focus on paying down the higher interest cards first.
what are interest rates?
Mostly 19-24%. What I was wondering if a closed account by the credit card company with a balance makes more of a difference in your credit score than closed account with 0 balance, but then all other cards maxed out.
Did Chase say why they were closing the account? I personally would go ahead and pay the card off and then request that the account be closed. That way it will show on your report as "closed at consumers request" instead of "closed by creditor"... I don't think it makes a difference how it shows on your report to the FICO scoring, but it does to whoever is looking at and reading your credit report. i.e. when you get ready to puchase a house or something. And also when the account closes your "available credit" normally drops to zero. I would just get it paid off so that there are absolutely no misunderstandings and so that the balance is not accidently or "accidently on purpose" sent to collections as you definitely do not want that on your credit.
It makes no difference on your score who closed the account. I would pay it off first and close it though just to be clean. Then I would pay off the lowest balances so you have some accounts showing 0 balance. Pay big Chase account off last.
You can close the account with a balance. The new Credit Card l;aws require them to let you pay it off on the current terms, up to five years. That will keep the old credit limit and balance reporting for utilization purposes. Pay off a chubk if you like, once you verify they are reporting it correctly, then pay a small mimimum monthly to keep the account open for AAOA and utilization purposes.
@Wolf3 wrote:It makes no difference on your score who closed the account. I would pay it off first and close it though just to be clean. Then I would pay off the lowest balances so you have some accounts showing 0 balance. Pay big Chase account off last.
with $1500 i would pay off macy's and the chase account that is being closed.