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Sorry for the wall of text.. TLDR: Credit card got deactivated 2 years ago, never noticed because I don't use it, average fico of 586 with highest being 609 of equifax. Need suggestions of where to apply..
Good evening everyone!
So i recently found out that my Chase Mastercard of 11 years was closed due to inactivity. I almost never use a CC--by almost never I mean it was closed in 2011 and I never noticed--so i decided to do some research tonight.
It seems that being late on my mortage and auto loan from time to time has really hurt me. As well as not having a credit card for almost 2 years. I am down to an average of 586 with the scores as follows - Experian 568 Equifax 609 and TransUnion 581 pulled from MyFico tonight. I also pulled my annualcreditreport tonight and noted that nothing was messed up, i indeed was unemployed this past year up until about six months ago and there were times that some things had to go 60 days.
My question is, where do I start now? I have an 11 year credit history with Chase Mastercard. I have had my mortgage for six years and my current auto loan for a year. Any suggestions on what credit cards i should apply for? I talked with capital one tonight and I fall under their "average" rating from a brief discussion with them via box chat.
I was discussing a GW letter with someone in CC, my concern with doing it for my chase account that is closed, is that they were take it off my report which i think would negatively affect me more than 2 lates in 2010, versus 11 years of positive credit history with them.
Any help would be appreciated!
-Half and Half
I wouldn't GW Chase, and there's nothing to GW anyway if current. But communicating with them in any way will increase the odds of a deletion.
I would GW any other baddies though. I'd also consider getting a secured card from somewhere. The limit doesn't matter for now. Once you'd GW's everything and the secured reports, then your score will rebound a great deal and you can always try again for Chase if that's what you wanted.