No, only if the account is a paid closed account. What affects your score is utilization of your credit limit, which should only be about 25 to 35%.
Yes. Amounts owed accounts for about 30% of your credit score. Ideally your utilization rate should be 20% or less. Paying your credit card balance to 20% or less will improve your credit score.
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You should not close a credit card if you are still paying on it. It will bring your credit score down. Close it when you are done paying. I know this because my mom owns her own credit repair/management business and she tells me what to do with my credit cards.
That depends on the consumer using the credit card. Paying on time and keeping low balances will keep your good credit standing ...good. Not paying on time and having the balance close to the credit limit will decrease your credit score dramatically Having a lot of credit cards is not good either because the risk of possibly being in debt is high. Also if you apply for a new credit card it will reduce your credit score because it's consider a new loan with no credit history, as the credit card gets older and more established the score will go back up.
You can find your credit card score in a number of ways. You can write to a credit agency, supplying evidence of who you are and paying a small fee. Or you can also now apply for a credit score online.
Yes closing a credit card can damage your credit score. But as long as everything else is good it should not affect you credit rating to much. Look for tips to keep a good credit card rating.
paying off your credit card bill
Yes. Amounts owed accounts for about 30% of your credit score. Ideally your utilization rate should be 20% or less. Paying your credit card balance to 20% or less will improve your credit score.
No, because it has nothing to do with keeping or paying off credit.
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You should not close a credit card if you are still paying on it. It will bring your credit score down. Close it when you are done paying. I know this because my mom owns her own credit repair/management business and she tells me what to do with my credit cards.
Some ways to clean up a credit score is to start paying bills on time, reduce credit card debt, and open a bank account. Those are the best ways to clean up a credit card score.
That depends on the consumer using the credit card. Paying on time and keeping low balances will keep your good credit standing ...good. Not paying on time and having the balance close to the credit limit will decrease your credit score dramatically Having a lot of credit cards is not good either because the risk of possibly being in debt is high. Also if you apply for a new credit card it will reduce your credit score because it's consider a new loan with no credit history, as the credit card gets older and more established the score will go back up.
You can find your credit card score in a number of ways. You can write to a credit agency, supplying evidence of who you are and paying a small fee. Or you can also now apply for a credit score online.
not always, depends on your credit situation. keep using and paying off your credit card every month to improve your credit score
This could damage your credit score. It will be harder for you to get credit cards or loans in the future.
Using your credit card can go both ways! If you choose not to pay your bills on time, you will recieve bad credit. If you pay all your bills on time, I'm certain you will have a squeaky clean credit!