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credit bureau

American  

noun

  1. a firm that investigates the creditworthiness of and assigns a credit rating to a client's customers or potential customers.


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“If you spot any errors, you’ll want to dispute them with the credit bureau and get them corrected first.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Equifax, the credit bureau, said that the war had resulted in higher interest rates and reduced U.S. mortgage activity, preventing it from raising constant-currency revenue guidance.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

It doesn’t matter to the credit bureau whether it’s $55 or $555.

From MarketWatch Feb. 20, 2026

Lastly, if anyone is a victim of identity theft, they should report it to a credit bureau, the FTC and local law enforcement, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2025

It is a perfectly justified and consistent thought which recently led a large credit bureau to an effort to base its information on psychological analysis.

From Psychology and Industrial Efficiency by Hugo Münsterberg

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