Yes, closing a card account has
a slight effect on your credit score.
Not exact matches
We see only
slight changes in people's views
on the quality of the nation's schools, for instance, or
on federally mandated testing, charter schools, tax
credits to support private school choice, merit pay for teachers, or the
effects of teachers unions.
*** Spending a lot
on Credit Cards does sometimes have the indirect
effect of getting balance increases that could have a
slight increase in your score.
The
effect usually is
slight, maybe 5 - to - 7 points, but if your
credit score is
on the borderline, it may drop to the wrong side of that line after a hard pull and affect the interest rate you are charged.
Isn't is clear that this is a non-existent problem, and that even if it were a problem no amount of carbon
credits or any other nonsense would have the
slightest effect on the problem?