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Online Credit Reports & How They Are Tracking Everything You Do

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What to look for in public records: A Chapter 7 bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years after it’s filed. On the hand, after seven years, a Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be wiped out. For example, in 2007, Equifax acquired a data-mining company, which provided it with information on more than 33% of U.S.