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Credit reporting

What is credit reporting?

What is a credit report?

Credit reporting terms

Third-party access to credit reports

Real estate agents, employers and your credit report

What’s on a credit report

What stays on a credit report?

Information on your credit report

Repayment history and defaults

Commercial credit information

Managing your credit report

Access your credit report

Correct your credit report

Hardship assistance

Fraud and your credit report

Make a credit reporting complaint
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