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Old Navy card

So I have a quick question. I use to work at Old navy and decided to apply for an Old navy card. I got approved with a really low limit ( I think $200). Within about a month my limit had gone up to about $400. I started using it more (paying it off in full every month) but I was seeing myself getting into trouble and decided to stop using it. I haven't used it in about a year. I recently got a copy of my credit report and that card is still open. I thought it would be closed by now just becasue when I worked at Old Navy they would close accounts that hadn't been used between 6 months to 1 year. I'm just wondering if I should close it myself or leave it open and hopefully eventually Old Navy/GE will close it for me. 

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Shogun
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Re: Old Navy card

Leave it open.   It's aging and you are still getting the Util listed from it.  Even if they do close it it will stay on as a good account for 10 years and add to you AAoA.

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apandabear
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Re: Old Navy card


@Shogun wrote:

Leave it open.   It's aging and you are still getting the Util listed from it.  Even if they do close it it will stay on as a good account for 10 years and add to you AAoA.


+1

 

Agree 100%

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CS800
Super Contributor

Re: Old Navy card

Go there and buy a $10 t shirt to keep the account active.

 

No AF = keep it open but every 4 months or so buy something there.




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Anonymous
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Re: Old Navy card

I cut up the card haha so I would have to request a new card but I think I will do that. Thanks for the advice everyone!

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Anonymous
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Re: Old Navy card

You could probably get a decent CLI from it also. (GE is almost always a SP to my knowledge) Like the others said, SD it and use it once every 4 months

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youngandcreditwrthy
Senior Contributor

Re: Old Navy card

Get a CLI and NEVER charge it up again. What Ive done with a lot of my GE cards is charge s'thing on them that's super cheap... Or I'll spend 50-100 so that even if I onlu make the min, it's paid off in time for a CLI. Haha
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LS2982
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Re: Old Navy card

Keep it open! Buy something cheap every 3 month's or so.



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bichonmom
Senior Contributor

Re: Old Navy card

Your ON can upgrade to a Visa. I used my ON very infrequently, but did CLI every 4 mos after reading about it here. It went from $200 CL to $1500 in 1 yr and then on 1 yr anniv, upgraded to $4k visa. Just a thought.

 

 

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