Credit Cards

[shorrttyycm1]

Was hoping to get some advice on my current lines. Here's the problem, i was hoping to have all of my current cards reporting at least 5k credit lines or more. Idk y that number, just seemed the # to be ;-)

Anyway, i have the following:
Cap one 5k...just got this increased from 1500. through eo
Nav Plat 5k
NavChk 12k...got this increased from 500.
orchard 520..stuck
merrick 300 stuck

I question is this, what can i do to get the orchard increased? Cap one eo suggested that i contact them but ik it will be 100 if anything. And merrick won't even entertain any conversations that include credit limit :-(. Are these tradelines destine to be duds? My credit is so much better now then when i got these and they both have AFs but they are also my oldest trade lines. At one time i thought i would just close them and that's that but@ i only have the four. Statsa are:
Utilization 0%
no baddies lil over 2 yrs. (but was a biggie..bk7)
scores ranging from 669-672

Any thoughts on getting this 2 up to par? I dnt nd the increases and def dnt want any new cards but am loving the game ;-)

[Stephen_Dashman]

I would personally probably close the Merrick unless you like using it for small purchases and probably hold onto the Orchard to maybe get at least a small CLI maybe once in awhile. At least you'd have one of your two oldest tradelines left if you still kept the Orchard, but that's just my advice.

[shorrttyycm1]

Thanks for the advice. Ik its prob time to close merrick but, just as i started to call they up and give us a free tu08 fico monthly...go score. I'm always close to limit after like 2 charges then i have to pif again. I sock drawered it and only use it occasionally for activity.

[Open123]

Why not just close the Orchard and Merrick?

[shorrttyycm1]

I thought about that but they are my 2 oldest accounts. That's gotta hurt in some way right? I thought it either hurts your AAoA or because they are oldest or because i will be down to only 2 cards????

[Open123]

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shorrttyycm1 wrote:
I thought about that but they are my 2 oldest accounts. That's gotta hurt in some way right? I thought it either hurts your AAoA or because they are oldest or because i will be down to only 2 cards????

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How much older are they?  Do you pay an annual fee on them?

Even when closed, it'll count towards your AAOA for 10 years.  I'd imagine, 10 years from now, the history falling off would be inconsequential to your AAOA.

[shorrttyycm1]

They are about 3-4 mnths older. Sometime late this yr i am planning on apping for mortgage and i think they want to see 3-4 open revolving lines

[shorrttyycm1]

Yea..both of them have annual fees. 29 orchard and 4.mnth merrick

[CruzImperial]

Since those are very tiny limits and your other cards are huge, I'd personally close them down. Anyone approving you in the future would be likely to grant you higher limits if you do imo

[shorrttyycm1]

Thanks! I thnk ur right. im not sure if the go score is worth the mnthly fee anyway.