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Originally Posted by Frugal Father (tm)
I did so..I could'nt believe the amount of credit that was listed at opened even though I closed the accounts...stores brands/cards seemed to be notorious in this regard. If they remain as open ( even if they are not ) on your report it can be a negative when applying for credit (mortgage/loan/cc) So yes I would say so...I did on all 3 reporting agencies and also rec'd confirmation from them.
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Frugal Father - were the accounts you closed older than 7 years? Also, how did you go about removing them from your credit report? Did you contact the credit reporting agencies, or the creditors?