All other credit activity
like average age of account, opening, credit limit, and closing will be tied to the business.
Not exact matches
Things
like the
average age of credit and diversity
of credit
accounts matter a great deal.
Most
of the free reports allow you to see a breakdown
of the major factors impacting your score — this includes things
like the number
of hard inquiries into your
account, the
average age of credit, and payment history.
Every time you open a new form
of credit,
like a credit card or auto loan, you decrease the
average age of each
account.
Opening a bunch
of new credit
accounts can significantly lower your
average account age and make it look
like you are an over-eager credit seeker.
It depends on things
like your purchase volume, credit limit, the
age of your
account and the
average size
of your transactions.
While a request for an increased limit may count as an inquiry just
like opening a new card would, it won't reduce the
average age of your credit
accounts, which is also important for your FICO score.
However, what really makes it great is that you can downgrade this card to a no annual fee card
like the Barclaycard Arrival and help to preserve and improve your
average age of accounts and help build up your credit score.
So by holding onto the oldest cards it provides a better
average age of accounts for all those new rewards cards I
like to open.
Creditors and lenders
like to see an
average account age of more than five years.