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| January 01, 2005 | Berman, Mike | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I was pleased to read, in "Guarding Your Credit Record" in the November issue, that soon consumers can request credit reports for flee. You didn't mention, however, whether frequent queries of your history can be detrimental to your credit record. Might not a potential creditor deny a ...

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