The American economy continues to be not stable as banks continue to foreclose on homes, people lose their jobs and uncertainty in the Middle East. People do not know who to believe. The days of using ones house as an ATM machine has vanished. Today, people are going back to basics by tracking their money and paying down debt? Personally, I think that is awesome. We need to get back to basics as our grandparents did in their time.
I would like to discuss 4 Myths on FICO Scores over a four part series. I am sure many people are making decisions without knowing the proper information before it hits their credit report.
Myth 1: CLOSING ACCOUNTS WILL IMPROVE MY CREDIT SCORE.
I host a weekly radio show here in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturdays from 12-2PM on KKNT 960 AM. I have live call-ins per week. Many people inform me that their own bank told them to close their credit carcs because too many open accounts can hurt one's credit score. That is true and not true.
The FICO magic score system looks at available on each card and what one is using. Shutting down accounts will shrink the availability in which will make your balances increase and will typically hurt your score.
Shutting down old accounts in good standing will also hurt your score. Mortgage companies want three postiive trade lines that have been open for one year or more. Shutting down old accounts will make the other accounts look new and hinders ones credit score.
BOTTOM LINE: PAYOFF OFF YOUR CREDIT CARD DEBT AND LEAVE THE CARDS OPEN. THIS WILL DEFINITELY INCREASE ONE'S CREDIT SCORE.
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