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What are the pros and cons of closing a retail store card like Synchrony versus keeping it open when I never shop at that store anymore?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries10/31/2026
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What are the pros and cons of closing a retail store card like Synchrony versus keeping it open when I never shop at that store anymore?
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Synchrony retail credit card closing account credit score utilization inactivity closure official guidance CFPB FICOGoogle ↗
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FICO closing credit card account impact utilization credit history officialGoogle ↗
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Synchrony retail credit card closing account credit score utilization inactivity closure official guidance CFPB FICO Google ↗
FICO closing credit card account impact utilization credit history official Google ↗

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Synchrony retail credit card closing account credit score utilization inactivity closure official guidance CFPB FICO
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FICO closing credit card account impact utilization credit history official
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