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stepho13

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Closing Old Accounts

My score dropped 80 points within a month because I closed 2 card accounts that I no longer used and was paying a monthly fee on. It was so frustrating! Now we are looking to buy a new car and having a tough time getting a decent interest rate even though my score is 675. I thought that was high enough for a relatively good interest rate, but apparently its not. All because I closed old card accounts. If only I could do it all over...

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