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Cases were matched to 12\u202f500 living controls on age, sex, VA health care use, and suicide index date. Analyses were conducted in December 2025.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposures<\/jats:title>\n Financial stressors in the prior 12 months were identified in TransUnion credit records provided by FinThrive.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcome was death by suicide. Differences between cases and controls were analyzed using multivariable conditional logistic regression, adjusting for demographics and, among VA users, marital status and diagnoses of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorder.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among 17\u202f439 veterans included in this study, the mean (SD) age was 52.9 (15.7) years, and 94.6% were male. Suicide was associated with having (vs not having) delinquent mortgage payments (odds ratio [OR], 1.4; 95% CI, 1.2-1.7), repossessions (OR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.3-2.7), and credit card payments 30 or more days past due (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.6-1.9). Lower credit score categories were associated with increasing odds of suicide. Veterans with 3 or more financial stressors had higher odds of suicide (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.9-3.0) compared with those who had none. Among individuals with available data, credit score declines of 51 to 100 points (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1-1.5) and greater than 100 points (OR, 2.8; 95% CI, 2.3-3.5) over 1 year, relative to no change in score, were associated with increased odds of suicide. Cumulative financial stressors and declining credit scores had the highest ORs for suicide when adjusting for demographics and, among VA users, marital status and prior psychiatric diagnoses. 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