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copprtop99
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Registered: ‎04-17-2007
New Card Causes Score Loss, Can I Close the Account and Get Those Points Back?

‎10-05-2012 06:07 AM

A year ago I bough a new-to-me home and last spring I went looking for a small tractor. I was given 10% off if I got a Home Depot card. Well, they only gave me $500 limit and since then my score has gone from 727 to 698 becuase I have 'too many low limit cards', too many as in 2 with $500, the other being a Target card and Target is not increasing limits. Target is a card I've had for 7 years so I don't want to lose it.

 

I also noted that the Home Depot card was listed as a 'finance company' negative by Equifax. Hmmm, Citibank is a finance company????

 

I have a zero balance on this card and was wondering if I closed it would I get my lost points back?

 

My overall CC util stays between 15-20% with 1/2 having no balances and I would be losing a card with only 7 months history on it so my average card age would actually increase, wouldn't it?

 

Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.

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Shogun
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Re: New Card Causes Score Loss, Can I Close the Account and Get Those Points Back?

‎10-05-2012 07:24 AM

Wouldln't raise it.  It would just lower your available credit and raise your util and drop your score.

Starting Score: 504

Current Score: EQ FICO 819, TU08 775, EX "Who Knows?" Quizzle 756
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GregB
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Re: New Card Causes Score Loss, Can I Close the Account and Get Those Points Back?

‎10-05-2012 07:47 AM

The damage was done a year ago.

 

Best to keep it since it will start helping you soon if it hasn't already.

 

I started seeing that "finance company" notation on some reports for HD around a year ago. My limit at HD is $13,500. It doesn't seem to do much damage and I'm assuming it will eventually get fixed. I am sure anyone looking at the report knows a HD card is a normal store card, not as 'good' as a regular CC but not consumer finance either.

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Booner72
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Re: New Card Causes Score Loss, Can I Close the Account and Get Those Points Back?

‎10-09-2012 10:14 PM

Have you asked for a CLI from them?  Do you use the card and PIF?  if you have regularly used and paid you should be due a CLI.

STARTING: 11/24/10 EQ-584 EXP-648 TU04-595
CLOSED FIRST HOME 8/19/11 EQ-630 EXP-691 TU04-653
CURRENT: EQ-701 EXP-??? TU08-720
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