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Publishing principles

Editorial policy.

How Credit Proud handles authorship, review, sourcing, corrections, updates, and the limits of general consumer-credit education.

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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Pages are updated when an official source changes, a cited deadline or rule becomes stale, a product example is no longer current, or a correction request identifies a material issue.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.

Source hierarchy

What we trust first.

Credit Proud prioritizes sources from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, AnnualCreditReport.com, Federal Reserve, myFICO for factual claims about credit reports, disputes, debt validation, score factors, and federal consumer-credit laws.

Corrections

How to flag a problem.

Send the URL, the sentence that needs review, and the source or document that supports the correction to cs@creditproud.com. We review material corrections and update pages when the change affects meaning, accuracy, or user action.

Limits

Education, not advice.

Credit Proud content is general education. It is not legal, tax, financial, credit-repair, or debt-settlement advice for an individual situation. For lawsuits, bankruptcy, identity theft, state-specific limitation periods, settlement decisions, or disputed legal rights, speak with a qualified professional.

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