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By LaToya Irby, About.com Guide to Credit / Debt

Why You Have Different Credit Scores

Wednesday September 9, 2009

If you've ever purchased all three of your credit scores in the same day, you probably noticed that they're all different. There could be as much as a 100 point difference between your highest and lowest credit score. It makes shopping for a new loan or credit card difficult because you don't know which score your bank is going to use. Find out why you have different credits scores and which credit score you should trust: Why Your Credit Scores Are Different.

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September 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm
(1) John DeFlumeri Jr says:

Don’t some lenders rotate the bureaus they pull each day, instead of paying more forw a combined score based on all 3?

John DeFlumeri Jr

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