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Check your free credit report yearly (or every week if you’re into that): https://www.annualcreditreport.com
FTC article reporting on credit report errors: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2013/02/ftc-study-five-percent-consumers-had-errors-their-credit-reports-could-result-less-favorable-terms
What goes into FICO® Scores? https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/whats-in-your-credit-score
Why your credit score might suddenly drop: https://www.cnbc.com/select/credit-score-drop/#:~:text=But%20a%20longer%2C%2090%2Dday,can%20pay%20them%20in%20full
Experian Boost to improve your score by linking bill payments to your credit report: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-experian-boost-and-how-does-it-work/

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