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If you are trying to work your way out of debt and are not succeeding, it may be that you are making some of the most common mistakes. Even one simple mistake with your strategy to get out of debt can hold you back.
Here are the most common reasons why some people struggle to get out of debt and never seem to make any headway.If you are trying to work your way out of debt and are not succeeding, it may be that... more
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Are you tempted to check your partner's Credit Report before taking the plunge?
And would you run a mile if your partner's finances weren't so hot?
Well these may have seemed like run of the mill questions prior the current recession. But with millions of out work and more threatened with job losses can you recession proof your relationship?
A year on from the meltdown on Wall Street and other large banking institutions around the world and we are seeing just how the recession has affected our love lives.
The economic gloom is not just hitting our wallets as a recent ING survey reveals that American relationships have been affected more than any other nation.Are you tempted to check your partner's Credit Report before taking the plunge?... more
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The Federal Trade Commission is running a series of hilarious public service announcements to point out that such services often are not free at all, and instead pointing consumers to annualcreditreport.com, a site mandated by Uncle Sam and probably the only place online consumers can truly go to get a free copy of their credit reports from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus.The Federal Trade Commission is running a series of hilarious public service... more
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Here's how credit scores are generally calculated, according to MyFico.com, the website owned by Fair Isaacs Corporation, which invented the credit score:
35 percent of your score is based on your payment history;
30 percent is based on the amounts that you owe on your various types of loans;
15 percent of your score is the length of your credit history;
10 percent is new credit that you've opened;
and the final 10 percent is based on the various types of credit used.
You're entitled to a free credit report once a year. You can find yours at: www.AnnualCreditReport.com. Here's how credit scores are generally calculated, according to MyFico.com, the... more
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Mr. Steele headed to the site and filled out the information form, including his credit-card number, which he thought the site needed to verify his identity.
But a couple of months later, Mr. Steele noticed the site had been charging his credit card. While he believed he had signed up for a free report, he had actually enrolled in a credit-monitoring service that cost $14.95 a month. He says he never expected that it would cost anything.
“It’s called FreeCreditReport.com,” he said. “It’s kind of easy to make that assumption. I didn’t see anything in the process of signing up that said, ‘Hey, if you don’t cancel in 30 days or whatever, you’re going to get charged.’ ”
Consumer groups have long objected to sites like FreeCreditReport.com. Consumers may obtain a free credit report each year from the three major agencies, as mandated by an act that Congress passed in 2003. The only authorized site for that is AnnualCreditReport.com.Mr. Steele headed to the site and filled out the information form, including his... more
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This article shows you where the Federal Trade Commission says to go to really get a free credit report according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It's a LAW that they have to give you one a year - sometimes more, depending on your circumstances.This article shows you where the Federal Trade Commission says to go to really get a... more
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