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2. How Canceling Your Unused Credit Card Could Hurt You - AOL

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   If you were to close an unused credit card that has a $2,000 limit, your total available credit drops to $8,000, and your balance now represents 25% of your available credit. ... ding to your ...

3. How to cancel a credit card without hurting your credit score

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   You have five credit cards each with a $1,000 limit, making your total available credit $5,000. Your regular monthly credit card expenses total $1,000. Your credit utilization ratio is 20 percent ...

4. What happens if you don’t use your credit card? - AOL

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   Closing an inactive credit card account decreases the amount of credit available to you and can have a negative impact on your credit score. However, closing unused credit card accounts can help ...

5. Canceling Your Credit Card? Not So Fast -- Try This Instead - AOL

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   If you've got a credit limit of $10,000 across three cards, but are carrying balances that total $2,500, you've got a credit utilization ratio of 25%. It's good to keep this figure under 30%.

6. I've Never Canceled a Credit Card. Here's Why - AOL

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   Let's say that you have one credit card with a $1,000 balance and a $4,000 limit, and another credit card with no balance and a $1,000 limit. Currently, you're using 20% of your available credit ...

7. 7 Myths About Credit Scores That Most People Believe - AOL

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   Closing a card account reduces the amount of your total available credit, which can hurt your score by increasing your credit-utilization rate. Myth 3: Checking Your Credit Report Will Hurt Your Score