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Old Jan 16, 2019, 8:19 pm
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geclub1
 
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Originally Posted by 40orFight
... having a bunch of 3-month accounts doesn't help my average age of accounts one bit. Admittedly, a bunch of 12-month accounts isn't great either, but it is at least marginally better.

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For FICO scoring purposes, Average age of accounts is measured from the account opening dates for all your open and closed accounts.
"Having a bunch of 3-month accounts" vs "12-month" has no impact on your average age of accounts.

Do not over think this.
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