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First question I got is Unde gasesc card debit visa sau Discover Card securom pentru plata jocuri online? Hoping for any response. Another question... We've been trying to get our Discover card debt under control and we have some money to help knock down a sizeable chunk of the debt..

Here's my situation, I have 6 credit cards. two of the cards have large balances (6k each) at a pretty low APR..

The other 4 I paid down so that they are all at about 25% of the limit (i heard this is good for your credit score)..

So when I spoke with a mortgage lender, he saw a lot of credit cards, 4 of which with totals like $800 or $900 bucks..

He told me he thought I should pay them all down to zero and close them, and then when they send the loan request to the underwriter, it would look a lot more responsible..

I told him I thought that might hurt my credit score, but he didn't think it would do much, and thought it would increase my chances for approval..

Any advice? I can pay the 4 lower balance ones down to zero and/or close them (I've had them for maybe 5 or 6 years each) But will that significantly hurt my credit score? What about paying (with Discover card) them off but leaving them open for the credit history/ available credit..

Trying to balance a good score method, with presenting an image of a responsible borrower to the bank...

asked Mar 05 at 02:49

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That's a good question. I'm not sure what is the right answer. I'll do some investigation and get back to you if I got an decent answer. You should email the people at Discover Card as they probably could give you help..

answered Mar 05 at 03:32

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Shawn
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Close.

Them??.

That doesn't sound right. Just pay them down...

answered Mar 05 at 03:55

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Damian
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Pay off and keep open unless there is annual fee..

answered Mar 05 at 04:50

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Dawson
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Yeah, closing them sounded like it would hurt my score. We asked another underwriter, and I guess the logic in closing them is that we theoretically couldn't charge them up and get caught up in debt after bying the home and then not be able to make payments..

But that's kind of dumb, IMO. Once we buy the home, we could just apply for new cards and do the same thing..

If I closed two cards that I don't like much anyway, how much would that hurt my score? I suppose it would drive up the precentage of debt to credit available...

answered Mar 05 at 06:18

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Hunter
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Exactly. Making your score go down in the process. Pay the cards to 0, leave them open...

answered Mar 05 at 07:25

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Jazmine
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Also, if the 6K cards are close to the limit, try to do what you can to get them under 80% of the limit. That's better than being maxed out...

answered Mar 05 at 08:18

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