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Comparing my latest CCT 3 bureau report, I noticed 3 old Bank Of America accounts ( 2 CC and 1 Auto Loan) are listed by CCT as open. Clearly they are closed and have been for a few years now. Are these accounts the potential reason my EQ score is higher or is CCT account status a moot factor?
BofA CC1: open, pays account as agreed (Equifax Only)
BofA CC2: open, pays account as agreed (Equifax Only)
BofA Auto Loan: open, pays account as agreed (Equifax)
closed, paid or paying as agreed (TransUnion)
closed, paid satisfactorily (Experian)
Total CL: $321.7k | UTL: 2% | AAoA: 7.0yrs | Baddies: 0 | Other: Lease, Loan, *No Mortgage, All Inq's from Jun '20 Car Shopping |
I guess the question is whether or not them being still open is going to positively impact your AAoA. If so, I say leave them open as 10 years from now it will still be giving your AAoA a nice positive weight rather than dropping off in 10 years if you get the status changed to closed.
Open/closed only relates to the ability of the consumer to continue use of the account, and does not affect scoring.
It is really only relevant with respect to revolviing accounts, as it states whether the consumer can contnue to make new charges, and thus increase the debt.
If you attempted to use the card, it would almost certainly be rejected. It is almost assuredly closed.
Installment loans have no ability for the consumer to increase the debt principal, so open is not really relevant.
I see no compelling reason other than accuracy of the reports to pursue an obvious inaccuracy.