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How Bad Credit Can Affect Your Life and What To Do About It

This article coverc three major areas of your life that a bad credit score can affect and also what you can do to increase credit scores that are low[...] read more »
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How to Get Your Free Credit Report Online: A Step-by-Step Guide * Get Rich Slowly

Baker from Get Rich Slowly provides a step-by-step guide on how to get your free credit report from AnnualCreditReport.com. Includes detailed screen[...] read more »
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How To Improve Your FICO Credit Score

Regardless of your financial situation, your FICO credit score is an important aspect of your finances. The better your score, the better your rates![...] read more »
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Interactive guide: Learn to read, understand your credit report

Everyone says it's more important than ever to get your credit report during this credit crunch. But do you know how to read and understand it?[...] read more »
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The 1st Step To Repair Bad Credit - Clearing Your Credit Report

This is the 1st post of a 8 post series on how to repair a bad credit report. read more »
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8 Things That Do Not Affect Your Credit Score

Many people ask whether these things will hurt their credit score when they, in fact, do not. read more »
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FICO Credit Score 101

Simply put and all other things being equal, the better your FICO credit score, the cheaper your cost of borrowing. So here is a breakdown of your cr[...] read more »
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How Credit Card Companies’ Policy Changes Affect You

How credit card companies are changing their policies and their effect on you. read more »
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Credit Card Bill Already Affects Consumers - Alpha Consumer (usnews.com)

Credit Card companies are not waiting until the bill takes effect to make changes. Is it already changing your credit card terms? read more »
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FICO reveals how common credit mistakes affect scores

Borrowers already knew that late payments hurt their credit scores, but for the first time, they now know the numerical extent of that damage. read more »
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