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One phone call could help your credit card debt stop growing so fast

Nbcwashington · · 485 words · By Susan Hogan
Personal Branding Debt Management Consumer Advocacy
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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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Appeal to Authority 70% confidence
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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the average credit card holder owes more than $6,000”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the average credit card balance is over $6,000. TransUnion reports figures of $6,329 and $6,360, while LendingTree reports an average of around $6,500 per household.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and minor islands. Bot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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“closing an account could affect your credit score”
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Three independent web sources confirm that closing a credit card account can negatively impact a credit score by affecting credit history and credit utilization.
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web search NEUTRAL — Closing a credit card account can be tricky — will it damage your credit score?In general, closing a credit card in good standing won’t immediately impact your average account age. Most closed positiv…
https://www.cardrates.com/advice/closing-a-credit-card/
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web search NEUTRAL — This helps you build both credit and credit history. Canceling your credit card account may give you peace of mind, but it can negatively impact your credit score. That’s why you have to think twice b…
https://www.royalmtg.com/blog/should-you-close-credit-cards-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Closing a credit card account can impact multiple aspects of your credit score, potentially causing more harm than good.
https://creditrepair.com.au/blog/all/myth-closing-credit-car…
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“Credit card issuers all the time lower the interest rates simply for asking”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny whether issuers lower interest rates simply upon request.
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