If you have an old account and close it, your average
age of credit stops increasing and that account will eventually stop being counted in the average.
Not exact matches
Once I saw the impact
of my spree, I
stopped applying for new accounts, and my
age of credit eventually bounced back up, with my score following suit.
Yet when focusing on the long run, your score is likely to benefit from the above - noted scoring pluses long after those inquiries
stop counting in less than a year from now and as all
of your existing
credit accounts — both good and bad — continue to
age.
Stops the
aging of delinquent accounts and upon discharge
of your case you will be given a chance to rebuild your
credit.
Firstly, the
age of the account
stops growing so your
credit score won't be increasing as quickly as it should be.
Also, the average
age of your
credit accounts increase less quickly because the
age of your Virgin America
credit card account
stops growing.