@Anonymous wrote:On my Trans Union credit file, it shows that the length of my credit history is 20 years (I am 39, so this is correct). This is from a student loan and an old Macy's account that is no longer open. My Trans Union score is decent. On the other hand, my Equifax score is lower, much lower. The main reason is that I "do not have an established credit history." Equifax states that my length of credit history is 13 years.
Equifax deleted both tradelines from the student loan and Macy's. Equifax claimed that they are not required to report them any longer.
Do I have any recourse. Stating that my length of credit history is 13 years is totally false.
Any advice?
EQ is correct. They don't have to report them if they are closed and over 10 years old. Just leave them alone on TU, eventually they'll fall off there too.
July 2013 score: EQ FICO 819, TU08 778, EX "806 lender pull 07/26/2013
Goal Score: All Scores 760+, Newest goal 800+
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Current scores after adding $81K in CLs and 2 new cars since July 2013
EQ:809 TU 777 EX 790 Now it's just garden time!
June 2017 update: All scores over 820, just pure gardening now.