What actually happens when you close a credit card
You don't lose the history right away. You do lose the limit immediately.
Closing a card in good standing doesn't erase it — closed accounts with positive history typically remain on the report for about ten years and keep contributing to your average age of accounts during that time. The idea that closing a card 'deletes your history' is mostly a myth.
What you lose immediately is the available credit. Closing a $10,000 limit while carrying balances elsewhere can spike your utilization overnight, which is a same-cycle score drop. If a card has no annual fee, leaving it open with a tiny recurring charge is usually cheaper than closing it.
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