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1 Information from Equifax’s “How Often Does Your Credit Score Update?” as of September 18, 2025: https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/credit/score/articles/-/learn/how-often-does-your-credit-score-update/
2 Information from myFICO's "Do Credit Inquiries Lower Your FICO Score?" as of September 8, 2025: https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/credit-reports/credit-checks-and-inquiries
3 Information from myFICO's "How are FICO Scores Calculated?" as of September 8, 2025: https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/whats-in-your-credit-score
4 Information from Equifax’s “Can You Remove Late Payments from Your Credit Reports?” as of September 13, 2025: https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/credit/report/articles/-/learn/remove-late-payments-credit-report/
5 Information from Experian’s “How Long Do Late Payments Stay on a Credit Report?” as of September 13, 2025: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/how-long-past-due-remains/
6 Information from Experian’s “What Is Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?” as of September 18, 2025: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-chapter-7-bankruptcy/
7 Information from Experian’s “What Is Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?” as of September 18, 2025: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-chapter-13-bankruptcy/
8 Information from myFICO’s “How lenders use FICO Scores in credit checks” as of September 18, 2025: https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/credit-scores/how-lenders-use-credit-scores
9 Information from myFICO’s “What is a Credit Score? as of September 13, 2025: https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/credit-scores
10 Information from Equifax’s “VantageScore Ranges” as of September 13, 2025: https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/credit/score/articles/-/learn/vantagescore-ranges/
11 Information from Federal Trade Commission’s “Free Credit Reports” as of September 18, 2025: https://consumer.ftc.gov/free-credit-reports
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