Hereās a sneaky one almost nobody catches:
š Closed accounts can STILL hurt you if the status is reported incorrectly.
Even if you paid the card offā¦Even if the account is settledā¦Even if you havenāt used it in yearsā¦
If the lender reports it as:
- āClosed by credit grantorā
- āPast due before closingā
- Or worse ā WITH A BALANCEā¦it drags your score AND your approval odds down.
The fix?
Check the āAccount Statusā section.You want it to say: ā
Closed ā Paid As Agreedorā
Closed ā $0 Balance
Anything else is costing you points AND credibility with lenders.
ā Todayās Action Step
Comment:
āCheck my closed accounts.ā
Iāll tell you exactly which statuses are fine, which ones are red flags, and what to fix first.
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