no
It will not affect your credit if you pay off the balance when you close the account.
To successfully close an account, you must first have a zero balance on said account. Otherwise, you will still receive bills on that balance, which can and probably will accrue late charges.
Frequently, yes. Without even telling you.
Yes, you can cancel the card even if there is a balance remaining on it. You contact the credit card company and request the card be cancelled. You will no longer be able to use the card, but you still pay the balance, either in monthly payments or in a lump sum. But you do not have to pay the balance in full when you cancel the card.
pay the balance,if any,and cut that bad boy up -> YOU CAN CLOSE IT WITHOUT PAYING THE BALANCE (CONTINUE TO PAY SO AS NOT TO DAMAGE YOUR CREDIT)...BUT IF IT'S A PROBLEM ACCOUNT YOU ARE BETTER TO BE THE ONE CLOSING THAN HAVING THEM CLOSE IT ON YOU.
You can't close a credit card unless the balance is zero.
Not if you ask them to close it in writing and you have NO balance.
Contact the credit company and tell them you want to close the account and tell them to send you a final bill.
You can, but you'll still have to pay the balance monthly until it's paid off. Incidentally, if you're closing an account to help your credit, research shows that closing accounts in good standing can often ding your credit.
Sure can, a dirty deal.
You can simply write to the credit card company and close your account. Then you can cut up your credit card.
No, what usaully takes place is that the credit card company freeze your credit card account and you continue to make payments