cindasl asked:


I have a few personal credit cards and I want to consolidate them. I am also self-employed, but I dont’ have a business credit card; although I get LOTS of ads for them in the mail. I’ve always wondered, what is the difference? Are there different rules or fees? Can you only use them for business purchases? Do you have to spend a certain amount to keep them?

Any advice appreciated…

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Ms. Kitty asked:


I was going to consolidate two credit card onto a new lower interest card and cancel the old cards. However, I was informed that closing the old cards would not look favorably on my credit report. I thought this was strange as good credit reflects on your credit report for 10 years and keepin the old card open whould make your debt ratio higher. Can someone explain this to me?

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hydra1970 asked:


What impact does closing credit cards have on your credit score?
I have a number of credits that I am not using. What impact if any would closing some of these accounts have on my credit score?

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jsssika asked:


When our company began we opened up credit cards for employee’s under our CEO’s credit line because the company did not have sufficient credit. Two years later, we are stumped as to how to obtain credit cards for the company using only the company’s credit. American Express tells us that no matter what we have to have a guarantee from an individual person backing our credit. Does anyone out there know how a company can get credit without that personal guarantee? Surely, Microsoft doesn’t use Bill Gates credit to obtain cards for it’s employees. Thanks for any and all help in advance!

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Pauly asked:


I had a bankruptcy about 4-5 years ago now. I did nothing for several years and 6 months ago I bought a newer model car with a cosigner. A few months ago I got a small line of credit (credit card) and I just bought a couple items from a fingerhut account. Is this enough to build some good credit? I also just bought a business and I’m hoping to buy a house in 2-3 years as well as another car in my name only. Am I on the right track or is there more I need to do? How long will it take to get enough of a good credit score to buy a house, car, etc on my own?

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kevin r asked:


Helping a family member I had 2 car loans. One was 28k balance the other 21k balance. Just sold the 28k car and paid that off. Credit is very good no late pays etc. Trying to determine how many points could that potentially increase my credit? Any idea…someone told me 30-40 points of all other credit is good, which in this case it’s excellent…?

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achyled asked:


I’ve heard both… my teacher said having a lot of credit cards will lower my score. But I also read that part of your credit score is based on the formula

how much you owe/ total credit , so in that case having more cards would be better. I have 7 cards and I only use 2 of them. Should I cancel my other cards?

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Shaneka D asked:


I have Googled, I have ASKed, I have called. I had no luck. I am looking for companies that offer loans to people (like me) with bad credit. Please do not send refferal service which charges fees and provides no loan results. I’ve already been scammed. I prefer direct lenders/companies. All feedback is appreciate it. Please do not answer the question, if you do not know the answer. Thank you!

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ronnin72 asked:


I am going to ask another question regarding which CC should I add to my credit card profile to add to my rewards. I have excellent credit, pay my balance in full each month, and I use my CC to pay for everything I can to rack up points/miles etc.

I am at a point where I want to increase my points and miles so there are some options. The question is, what is too much. I basically share a VISA with my wife, and have an older VISA that i keep. I realize that you should keep older credit cards for history. I want to add at least one AM/EX either the Starwood points, or the Delta Miles. I also might switch our Cap1 card to the signature to get 2 points for every $1 spent, instead of 1.25 for $1. That is a new card, not a switch. And recently, I have received letters for UNITED miles (20,000 bonus) and AA Miles (21,000 Bonus). I would love to use those just to add to my miles on those flights. Could I add 3-4 cards without hurting my excellent credit? I will not rack up debt.

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