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- ↑ QFX file extension at File-Extensions.org library
- ↑ about.com
- ↑ "Intuit's Direct Connect Developer Site".
- ↑ "Official OFX FAQ" . Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ "Customers bemoan changes in Quicken 2005" . Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ↑ "Quicken Disabled QIF In Favor of QFX" . Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ↑ "Intuit Help For QFX Import Failure". Archived from the original on August 24, 2011.
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