I Closed One Card and Lost 31 Points: The Real Culprit
I lost 31 points after closing one card. An autopsy of why, and why it wasn't account age.
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I Added $9,400 in Credit Limits With Zero Hard Pulls
How I added $9,400 across 4 credit limits with zero hard pulls and watched utilization fall 34% to 18%.
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Massachusetts Might Wipe My $2,300 ER Bill, If This Rule Survives
Massachusetts proposed banning medical debt on credit reports. It is a state proposal, not yet final.
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Fannie Mae's FICO 10T Back-Data: A Rising-Balance Autopsy
Fannie dropped years of FICO 10T back-data on July 1. A forensic read for a rising-balance file.
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The $8 Late-Fee Cap That Never Came, and the $41 I Still Paid
The $8 CFPB late-fee cap was voided and never took effect. Why I paid $41, and what the 2026 RFI changes.
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Do Tradelines Still Work for Mortgages in 2026? What Changes When the GSEs Move Off Classic FICO
VantageScore 4.0 has a mortgage path in 2026; FICO 10T is still in validation. Do tradelines still help?
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On July 21 the "Effects Test" Vanishes From My Denial Letter: A 12-Day Countdown Through the New Regulation B
What the July 21, 2026 Regulation B effects-test change means for your denial letter and recourse.
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Same Borrower, Two Credit Scores, One Mortgage File: What VantageScore 4.0 Counts That Classic FICO Does Not
VantageScore 4.0 reads on-time rent and scores thin files that Classic FICO leaves unscored.
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Flex Takes 1% of My Rent, Livble Takes $40: What Rep. Frost's July 1 Letter Asked the CFPB to Investigate
Rep. Frost asked the CFPB to investigate rent apps Flex and Livble. Here's what renters should know.
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Bilt Debited My Rent and My Landlord Never Got It: 500 Reimbursements, Zero Enforcement, a February-to-June 2026 Case Log
What the Bilt bank switch did, the 500 CFPB-watched reimbursements, and how to protect your file.
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AI Credit-Repair Bots Promise "Instant" Disputes. The CFPB Says They Helped Double the Complaint Pile
AI credit-repair bots cannot beat the FCRA 30-day dispute clock, and the CFPB now flags mass bot disputes.
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I Filed a CFPB Complaint Into an 830,000-Case Backlog: A 2026 Case Log of the Rebuilt Complaint System
The CFPB never stopped taking complaints. How to file one into an 830,000-case backlog.
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Seven Senators, Three Bureaus, One June 30 Deadline: The Student Loan Line That Says 90 Days Late and Should Not
Senators pressed the bureaus on student loan reporting errors. Here is how to dispute a wrong line on your report.
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