Closing account won’t help credit scores

 

Source: Liz Weston - The L.A. Times

Dear Liz: I'm 22 and a graduate student with only one year left before I enter the "real world." I have four credit cards — one store card, two Visa cards and one MasterCard — only one of which carries a balance. I want to make the best decisions regarding my financial health. Which would be better for my credit: closing the account that's the oldest (opened when I was 18) but that will no longer be used because of its small credit limit and high interest rate, or leaving the line open?

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