Sunday, January 25, 2009

Houston Credit Repair Coach Explains the Golden Account

By Cliff Pape

The Essential Key to an 850 Credit Score

Many errors people make is closing unused accounts. This impairs them from reaching an 800 credit score. You should always leave open dated accounts because these are what we call "Golden accounts."

Golden Account

One of the most effective strategies to use to acquire 800 credit score is hold two to four Golden accounts in your credit report. Once you get an account that has been open for seven years you should never close it. This can be the difference between a 700 and 800 score.

Don't Have Too Many...

In the case that you are over-doing-it with revolving accounts BUT you currently have four Golden Accounts, you may want to close your revolving accounts (credit cards) that were opened the most recently. Try to keep a few national or bank credit cards such as a Chase Visa for example.

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