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Piggybacking is just one step en route to a better credit score

Posted by jms1225 3 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: card credit fico score piggyback
Looking to boost your credit score? Before becoming an authorized user on someone else's card account, first examine your own credit report for prob[...] read more »
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When refinancing, closing credit card accounts can cost you

Posted by jms1225 10 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: card close credit fico score cancel
If you're looking to refinance your home loan, experts say this is not the time to go closing card accounts as the credit score damage will likely c[...] read more »
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Carnival of Personal Finance: Women in History Edition

Posted by jms1225 11 days ago (http://www.simplyforties.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: blog carnival finance personal pf
SimplyForties hosts the Women in History edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance, rounding up the blogosphere's best posts on personal finance. read more »
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White House to answer consumer questions about Credit CARD Act

Posted by jms1225 31 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: card credit house law white act
President Barack Obama's top credit card expert will answer consumers' questions about the new credit card reform law during a live online town hal[...] read more »
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Fed report: Consumer credit card balances keep plummeting

Posted by jms1225 42 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: card credit fed federal reserve
Consumers slashed their credit card debt levels by nearly $1,700 per household in 2009, according to the Federal Reserve, and experts say a down econ[...] read more »
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Don't want your credit card penalty interest rate to top 30 percent? Avoid these mistakes.

Posted by jms1225 50 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: apr credit interest rate penalty
Think it costs a lot to borrow on your credit card now? Make a late payment and your interest rate could jump to more than 30 percent. Borrowers, the[...] read more »
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Affluent are more often victims of identity theft, report shows

Posted by jms1225 50 days ago, popular 50 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit experian id identity theft
Wealthy U.S. consumers who enjoy leisure activities such as tennis, skiing and international vacations are top targets for identity thieves, accordin[...] read more »
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Looking to disappear? Deleting your credit history is far from easy

Posted by jms1225 52 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit history report delete erase
Want to get off the credit grid? Disappear? Sorry. Erasing your credit report is nearly impossible, although you can try to delete parts of your borr[...] read more »
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The 241st Carnival of Personal Finance

Posted by jms1225 53 days ago (http://www.myjourneytomillions.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: carnival finance personal pf
My Journey to Millions is hosting the 241st Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance, a collection of great PF posts from across the blogosphere. read more »
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A comprehensive guide to the Credit CARD Act of 2009

Posted by jms1225 57 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 2009 card credit law act
Wondering what that new credit card law covers and when it takes effect? Find out in this section-by-section review of the CARD Act of 2009. This int[...] read more »
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Check your inbox for free TransUnion credit monitoring

Posted by jms1225 59 days ago (http://blogs.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: action class credit transunion monit
This morning, I got an e-mail announcing that I had been awarded six months of free credit monitoring as the result of a class action settlement with[...] read more »
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Are creditors watching you on social media?

Posted by jms1225 65 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit facebook media social
You probably don't analyze the chatter or quality of your social media connections, but creditors may be doing just that. read more »
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Vomit, mice and miracles: Credit counselors share their craziest debt client stories

Posted by jms1225 66 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: card crazy credit debt
Credit counselors have seen it all -- from gut reactions to animals in their offices -- and lived to tell about their debt clients craziest stories h[...] read more »
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New arrivals to U.S. need to rebuild credit history

Posted by jms1225 66 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: card credit history loan report
Since a credit history established abroad won't carry over to the United States, new U.S. arrivals will need to rebuild their credit history from sc[...] read more »
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Cardholders' mistakes can bring down authorized users' credit score

Posted by jms1225 72 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit fico score piggybacking
When piggybacking on a credit card account goes bad, mistakes by the primary cardholder mean the authorized credit card user's FICO score also suffe[...] read more »
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