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Is there no limit to the confusion surrounding NPSL cards?

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My head started hurting the other day as I tried to make sense of what I was reading in the FICO Forums about no preset spending limit (NPSL) cards and the various ways in which their credit limits, highest balances, and account types appear on credit reports - and what these reporting differences can mean for your FICO score.

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