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Breakthecycle2
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Closing accounts?

when I started my path to credit recovery, I got approved for the basic rebuilder cards...Orchard, BB RWZ MC, Cap One (2), Hooters etc...Since then, over the past few months I have ben getting approved for better cards and even a "prime" one. I got a Barclays card with a $1300 limit and now a Chase Amazon card with a $3500 limit.

 

Here's what  I need to know...if I close some of these rebuilder accounts, will that effect my scores?

 

Orchard - $79 annual fee, $400 limit, opened in 2008

Best buy Rewards Zone MC - $59 limit, $510 limit.  opened in February of this year

Hooters - $36 annual fee? $500 limit - opened March 2010

Cap One - $59 annual fee - $1000 limit, opened December 2008

Cap One - $39 annual fee - $500 limit, opened December 2009


Starting Score: 454
Current Score: 690
Goal Score: 750


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Anonymous
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Re: Closing accounts?

If you close older accounts while opening new ones you AAOA will drop as will your FICO scores.

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Breakthecycle2
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Re: Closing accounts?


@Anonymous wrote:

If you close older accounts while opening new ones you AAOA will drop as will your FICO scores.


See i thought aout that, but someone told me, it doesnt matter because they still stay on your report for 10 years. any truth to that?


Starting Score: 454
Current Score: 690
Goal Score: 750


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Datx
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Re: Closing accounts?


Breakthecycle2 wrote:

See i thought aout that, but someone told me, it doesnt matter because they still stay on your report for 10 years. any truth to that?



Looks like to me, there is truth to that according to this.

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Breakthecycle2
Established Contributor

Re: Closing accounts?


@MyCreditStinks wrote:

@Breakthecycle2 wrote:

See i thought aout that, but someone told me, it doesnt matter because they still stay on your report for 10 years. any truth to that?



Looks like to me, there is truth to that according to this.


That is GREAT info and exactly what i was told.


Starting Score: 454
Current Score: 690
Goal Score: 750


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tsquad131
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Re: Closing accounts?

+1

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