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Credit Bureaus
* 3 major credit bureaus
o Experian
o Trans Union
o Equifax
* Credit information is reported to bureaus
* Not all creditors report to all 3
* Regulated by Federal Trade Commission
Obtain Your Report
* Through the credit bureaus
o Fee for report
* Through Annual Credit Report Request Service
o Centralized service
o One free a year (more if fraud suspected)
The FCRA
* You must be told if information is used against you
* You may access your own file
* You can dispute inaccuracies
* Outdated information must be removed
* Access to your file is limited
How Long Will It Stay?
* Positive information can remain indefinitely
* Negative information 7 years from when first reported
* Chapter 7 bankruptcy reported for 10 years
* Collection accounts 7 years from date of charge-off
Credit Scoring
* FICO scores range from 300-850
* Score is based on several factors
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