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California Leads Nation Toward Score Disclosure.

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With California passing its credit score disclosure law last year, and then Fair, Isaac allowing borrowers in other states as well to have access to see their credit scores, there has also come a greater public awareness about credit scores and reports.

Michelle McEvoy, manager of privacy and compliance at ConsumerInfo.com, an Orange, Calif.-based online company providing credit reports and other credit-related information services, said, "If our growth is any indication, I think that there is a lot more awareness in the general populous about the importance of keeping track of what is in your credit report." (See related story about Experian's acquisition of…

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