This article is from the Credit cards and Consumer Credit FAQ, by adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) with numerous contributions by others.
There are two possible reasons. First, they may have been looking
at reports from two different credit bureaus. A lender where you
had a problem might have sent a report to one of those credit
bureaus but not the other. Second, lenders have different criteria.
Even when looking at the same report, they might reach different
decisions.
 
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