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More Great Links

• The Credit Scoring Site
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Equifax
• Experian
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Sources

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  http://www.myfico.com/Downloads/Files/myFICO_UYFS_Booklet.pdf
• myFICO. "Loan Savings Calculator." Fair Isaac Corporation. (Aug. 21, 2008)
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• CreditInfoCenter. "Can your insurer hold your credit report against you?" CreditInfoCenter.com. (Aug. 21, 2008)
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• CNNMoney. "Credit report errors may cost you a job." CNNMoney. June 17, 2004. (Aug. 21, 2008)
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• Kim, Jane J. "Default Lines: The New Math Of Credit Scores." Dec. 20, 2007. (Aug. 21, 2008)
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