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Reba
Lv 4
Reba asked in Business & FinanceCredit · 6 years ago

How can I find out how my credit score would be affected if I closed my longest open credit account?

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    You can't since FICO's algorithms are confidential. However, length of credit history is a factor.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    IT WILL definitely affect you negatively - just pay off balance and put the card away - use it once per year to keep it active and pay off the balance when stmt comes

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