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Is it better to keep an old credit card open with a zero balance or close it to improve our debt to income ratio for a mortgage application.

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries10/31/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Is it better to keep an old credit card open with a zero balance or close it to improve our debt to income ratio for a mortgage application.
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Fannie Mae selling guide revolving debt zero balance credit card debt to income ratio closing credit card mortgage applicationGoogle ↗
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CFPB mortgage debt to income ratio credit card zero balance closing account credit score utilizationGoogle ↗
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Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Fannie Mae selling guide revolving debt zero balance credit card debt to income ratio closing credit card mortgage application Google ↗
CFPB mortgage debt to income ratio credit card zero balance closing account credit score utilization Google ↗
  1. How to deal with “bad credit”—or no credit—when you want to buy a home · consumerfinance.gov
  2. Does it hurt my credit to close a credit card? · proxy.goincop1.workers.dev
  3. Debts Paid Off At or Prior to Closing · guide-selling.fanniemae.com
  4. Monthly Debt Obligations · selling-guide.fanniemae.com

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Fannie Mae selling guide revolving debt zero balance credit card debt to income ratio closing credit card mortgage application
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CFPB mortgage debt to income ratio credit card zero balance closing account credit score utilization
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