once i opted out, it dropped dramatically:

http://www.transunion.com/content/pa...ata/OptOut.xml

plus, every time one of these dbag institutions sends you another "pre-approved" credit card app, they've checked your credit first, and we all know that every time your file is accessed it drops your rating, so opting out is a good thing.

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