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When credit card users become so far behind on their payments they feel they’ll never catch up, they sometimes feel that closing the card will make the delinquency go away. This is untrue, and sometimes, closing out a card with an outstanding balance can hurt credit more than it can help.
Credit cards that still have balances should not be closed. When you close a card with a balance, the credit available is lowered to $0, and it appears the card has been maxed out, which has a negative impact on credit scores.
Another card that should not be closed is the one you’ve had the longest. By closing such an account, credit history is shortened. Lenders typically feel borrowers with shorter histories are more risky to work with.
Additionally, if you only have one credit card with credit available, closing out this card will increase credit utilization and decrease total credit available, neither of which is beneficial in the long run.
Closing down the only credit card you have is also never a good idea. Keeping at least one card will help add points to credit scores, and creditors in the future will see you have experience with cards.
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