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My credit card reports to only Equifax. How can I report to Experian and/or TransUnion?

 I just graduated, moved from Alabama to Indiana and I wanted to check on my credit and perhaps get a few more credit accounts before trying to buy a house next year. I have no debt (other than some money on a credit card), I have bought my car with cash, generally, i buy everything in cash. I only have one credit card from my credit union which I found out last week only reports to Equifax (very big down in the South)

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Posted by jedwan - March 23, 2011 at 11:28 am

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Equifax vs Transunion credit account number

Hey everyone! I've been lurking for years but never found a problem i couldn't solve without a little research until now....   I've been a Score Watch user for about 3 years now.

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Posted by jedwan - September 2, 2010 at 2:24 pm

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New Here…Need Help Understanding Scores…

Hi All,   I’m happy to have found this forum!   I've order FICO scores from this website and it shows the following:   TransUnion - 725 Equifax - 713   What's Hurting my FICO Score:   1. The balances on your non-mortgage credit accounts are too high

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Posted by jedwan - June 22, 2010 at 4:39 pm

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Card Application declined! Why?

Hi everybody, new to the forum (and the credit scene in general), and trying to make sense of why I got declined for 2 cards I applied for.   I'm 23 years old and carrying ~100K in student loan debt, but have never missed a payment or a due date.

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Posted by jedwan - May 7, 2010 at 3:12 pm

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Bill Me Later

So I just signed up for Bill Me Later. Partially because it was offering $10.00 off my purchase, and partially because I'm interested in building up my credit history. I did a LITTLE reading before I opted in to make sure it wasn't a scam and that it didn't have any fees, and then I said "Whatever," and signed up.

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Posted by jedwan - March 19, 2010 at 11:45 pm

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