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Helping Homeowners Access Home Equity Without Debt

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Some of the data, Gay said, was unsurprising: cities like San Francisco, New York and Boston will be particularly resilient because of the high percentage of jobs in areas like technology, academia and medicine that have been fairly resistant to the economic downturn.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

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Paul and Boston. Hard-hit MSAs such as Las Vegas, Phoenix and Detroit have also seen substantial increases in their average FICO® Scores over the past 10-year period. 1 MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area.