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This answer is from What would it take to have a FICO score of 850?

David R Hanson
FiLife Contributor
19 days ago

It isn't age, but length of credit history that's important. So a 40 year-old with 20 years of credit history will, all else equal, show a higher credit score than a 60 year old with 10 years of credit history.

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