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How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?

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Tuscani
Moderator Emeritus

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



MidnightVoice wrote:
Is the "age" of an account the number of years it was open?



I would assume the number of months is considered as well. Can't say for sure though.
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smallfry
Senior Contributor

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



@Tuscani wrote:

I believe it's simply the age of each account divided by the number of accounts (regardless if they are open or closed).




You sure? LOL.
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Tuscani
Moderator Emeritus

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



@smallfry wrote:


@Tuscani wrote:

I believe it's simply the age of each account divided by the number of accounts (regardless if they are open or closed).




You sure? LOL.

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MidnightVoice
Super Contributor

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?

Then why does one missing account on EX, whch changes the average age of my accounts by reducing the average age 3 months, cause EX to say I have a short credit history whereas the other two say I am in the great to fabulous range?


Message Edited by MidnightVoice on 06-29-2007 01:46 PM
The slide from grace is really more like gliding
And I've found the trick is not to stop the sliding
But to find a graceful way of staying slid
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smallfry
Senior Contributor

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



@MidnightVoice wrote:
Then why does one missing account on EX, whch changes the average age of my accounts by reducing the average age 3 months, cause EX to say I have a short credit history whereas the other two say I am in the great to fabulous range?


Message Edited by MidnightVoice on 06-29-2007 01:46 PM


Is this from Truecredit?
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MidnightVoice
Super Contributor

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



@smallfry wrote:


@MidnightVoice wrote:
Then why does one missing account on EX, whch changes the average age of my accounts by reducing the average age 3 months, cause EX to say I have a short credit history whereas the other two say I am in the great to fabulous range?


Message Edited by MidnightVoice on 06-29-2007 01:46 PM


Is this from Truecredit?

No
 
No

 

NO

It is a FICO  Smiley Very Happy
The slide from grace is really more like gliding
And I've found the trick is not to stop the sliding
But to find a graceful way of staying slid
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Tuscani
Moderator Emeritus

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



MidnightVoice wrote:
Then why does one missing account on EX, whch changes the average age of my accounts by reducing the average age 3 months, cause EX to say I have a short credit history whereas the other two say I am in the great to fabulous range?


Message Edited by MidnightVoice on 06-29-2007 01:46 PM

Are your reports otherwise identical?
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MidnightVoice
Super Contributor

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



Tuscani wrote:


MidnightVoice wrote:
Then why does one missing account on EX, whch changes the average age of my accounts by reducing the average age 3 months, cause EX to say I have a short credit history whereas the other two say I am in the great to fabulous range?


Message Edited by MidnightVoice on 06-29-2007 01:46 PM

Are your reports otherwise identical?


None of them are identical  Smiley Very Happy
 
But in essence, in terms of average length of accounts, yes. It is probably just MyFICO or EX thinking up another excuse to keep my EX score low.  Smiley Happy
The slide from grace is really more like gliding
And I've found the trick is not to stop the sliding
But to find a graceful way of staying slid
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Tuscani
Moderator Emeritus

Re: How does FICO calculate the average age of accounts?



MidnightVoice wrote:


Tuscani wrote:


MidnightVoice wrote:
Then why does one missing account on EX, whch changes the average age of my accounts by reducing the average age 3 months, cause EX to say I have a short credit history whereas the other two say I am in the great to fabulous range?


Message Edited by MidnightVoice on 06-29-2007 01:46 PM

Are your reports otherwise identical?


None of them are identical  Smiley Very Happy
 
But in essence, in terms of average length of accounts, yes. It is probably just MyFICO or EX thinking up another excuse to keep my EX score low.  Smiley Happy


Yea.. I am not sure what else it could be. Leave it to EX to keep the man down.
 

 
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