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Old Jul 20, 2012, 2:34 pm
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Poor Pianist
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Toronto
Programs: Amex Centurion, AC, BA, CX, DL, SPG, Fairmont,
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Originally Posted by SteveT
+1

Your new Amex card will backdate to the opening date of your first Amex Card.
So your score would not drop.
OK, now that I think about it, I agree!

But if you manage to keep the older card active as well, and if that card is older than the average age of your active accounts now, your score will improve......
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