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ADARPegasus
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When is account not new?

Ok so i applied for a new credit card yesterday and they said i have to many new accounts, So when is a account not considered new anymore? 6 months? 9 months? 12 months? 24 months?

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Equifax - 740 05/16
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destine2grow
Frequent Contributor

Re: When is account not new?

I would say at 6 months however some CCC might want to see a year.

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Closingracer99
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Re: When is account not new?


@Jonbuck06 wrote:

Ok so i applied for a new credit card yesterday and they said i have to many new accounts, So when is a account not considered new anymore? 6 months? 9 months? 12 months? 24 months?


Barclays said my Discover card is new and I had that for 14 months almost Smiley Sad


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ADARPegasus
Established Contributor

Re: When is account not new?

Really i have a Barclays and i only had 1 account for 1 year and they Approved me for a account with a 10k limit. What card did you apply for?

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maiden_girl
Valued Contributor

Re: When is account not new?

6-12 months Smiley Happy

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SunriseEarth
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Re: When is account not new?


@Jonbuck06 wrote:

Ok so i applied for a new credit card yesterday and they said i have to many new accounts, So when is a account not considered new anymore? 6 months? 9 months? 12 months? 24 months?


I've heard two years for FICO to no longer consider it "new," but I would say one year for many other internal scores.



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ADARPegasus
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Re: When is account not new?

Also when is credit not considered limited anymore??

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