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Credit card use falls; issuers hit

After the recession forced credit card companies to purge their rosters of the riskiest loans, the industry is facing a new issue: customers who are too good.

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Credit card use falls; issuers hit

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Credit scores slip across the U.S.

Figures provided by FICO Inc. show that 25.5 percent of consumers — nearly 43.4 million people — now have a credit score of 599 or below, marking them as poor risks for lenders.

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Credit scores slip across the U.S.