Canceling cards can hurt you in two ways, raising the «percent credit used», and
reducing average age of accounts, so these are concerns.
Of course you can — but then,
you reduce the average age of accounts and add to the number of inquiries, which may drop your score, at least temporarily.
It will
reduce the average age of your accounts, which will hurt your score.
Of course you can — but then,
you reduce the average age of accounts and add to the number of inquiries, which may drop your score, at least temporarily.
Second, shutting down the oldest accounts will
reduce the average age of the accounts, which also subtracts from the score.
Not exact matches
That will
reduce the
average age of your credit
accounts.
Similarly, closing your oldest credit
account may also
reduce your score a bit, both because your
average account age will drop and your credit utilization will also go up, unless you pay off a chunk
of your debt!
In addition, opening a credit card for the purpose
of transferring a balance will
reduce the
average age of your credit
accounts (ding), and if you close a credit card
account from which you're transferring a balance, you will further
reduce the
average age and also the maximum
age of your cards (ding and ding).
Closing a credit card
account may
reduce your
average age of credit, especially if it's an old
account.
In some cases, closing older
accounts that have been open for a long time and are in good standing can actually help raise your score because it
reduces the
average age of your open
accounts.
By opening a credit builder
account, you may have
reduced the
average age of your credit history.
You could be penalized for
reducing the
average age of your active
accounts if your secured credit card was the first
account on your credit report.
If you open several credit cards within a couple
of years, it really
reduces the
average age of your credit
accounts.
However, be cautious with this approach: A new credit card can
reduce the
average age of your credit
accounts and around 15 %
of your credit score depends on credit
age.
While a request for an increased limit may count as an inquiry just like opening a new card would, it won't
reduce the
average age of your credit
accounts, which is also important for your FICO score.
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