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Hi,
Does anybody know if the FICO-scoring gives an extra credit for having a mortgage on file or is it just considered a regular installment-account?
I'm asking because I have a transferred account on file with no lates BUT it was only reported for 7 months before it was transferred. When working on my clean-up, should I try to remove this account because it might have a negative affect due to its short history (reducing my average age of accounts) or should I keep it for a better "mix" (as I said, I don't know if FICO considers a mortgage just to be a simple installment-loan or if "mortgage" is a separate account-sector). This account isn't my oldest (or should I say, first established) account either...
Thanks!
UPDATE:
Never mind. Since I learned today that even closed accounts still "age" and improve your AAoA, there is no need to take any action. But thanks for reading!![]()
















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