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Zero balance

I have two mastercards tescos and Rbs both have a zero balance on them each with a credit limit of £3500, is it better to keep these unused with a zero balance on them both to improve my credit rating or ditch them?

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  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    depends upon your general financial circumstances
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    centrehalf wrote: »
    is it better to keep these unused with a zero balance on them both to improve my credit rating or ditch them?
    The former will probably do nothing for your credit rating (why would it?...you're not using and repaying a credit facility), whereas the latter may go either way depending, as CLAPTON says, on your other financial circumstances.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    If youre going to keep them, make sure that they dont have a dormancy fee.

    Amex charge you £20 if you dont use the card for a year.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • Ok thanks credit rating good.
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