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Full File Utility Credit Reporting: Potential Harms to Low-Income Consumers

March 23, 2026

In a time of skyrocketing energy costs, full file utility credit reporting will result in negative information being reported to the credit histories of millions of individuals, particularly low-income consumers.

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