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Who writes
Credit Proud publishes house guides, glossary pages, templates, and blog articles under the Credit Proud Editorial Team byline. We use an organization byline when an individual author cannot be shown with verifiable credentials relevant to consumer-credit education.
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Who reviews
Credit Proud reviews material factual claims against official consumer-credit, credit-reporting, debt-collection, scoring, or lending-disclosure sources before publication. Named outside reviewers are used only when their identity and credentials can be shown transparently.
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How sources are selected
For deadlines, federal rights, legal references, credit-report access, and score-factor percentages, primary or official sources come first. We prefer CFPB, FTC, AnnualCreditReport.com, Federal Reserve, FICO/myFICO, statutes, regulations, and official agency guidance over blogs, roundups, or affiliate summaries.
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How updates are handled
Pages are updated when an official source changes, a cited deadline or rule becomes stale, a product example is no longer current, or a correction request identifies a material issue. Articles show an updated date when the page has been materially revised.