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Old May 22, 2011 | 7:47 am
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metallim
 
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Originally Posted by TTBHG
Average age of Accounts is 15% of your FICO score so if you repeatedly used that approach your credit score will constantly take hits. Keep the cards open for the year and cancel before the fee hits. If you constantly close accounts after two months it will kill you AAoA.
actually wont make a difference, because cards age on your credit report for 10 years, even after they're cancelled.
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