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Is a Rewards Card for Me?

You cannot open your mailbox without a credit card offer staring you in the face. Sincethe credit meltdown in 2008 the credit card industry reduced and then eventuallyincreased the amount of preapproved credit card offers being sent to prospectivecardholders. And most, if not all, of those card offers involve some form of credit cardrewards. Rewards cards are very easy to […]

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What Are Credit Builder Loans?

Consumers who have gone through tough credit times are always looking for ways tobuild and rebuild their credit reports and scores. And, the credit repair professionalswith whom they work are constantly looking for new ways to serve their clients’ scoreimprovement needs. Can a credit builder loan be an “outside the box” solution for both? A credit builder loan is

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Can A Personal Loan Be Used to Improve Your FICO Scores?

A personal loan is an unsecured installment loan offered by most large and smallbanks. They went out of favor in the middle of the credit meltdown but have made avery impressive comeback. Many large banks, in fact, will now go as high as $100,000if you’ve got good enough credit and sufficient income. Personal loans, also

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Goodwill deletions, do they really work?

For all of the hard work consumers and credit repair companies put in to addressingnegative items on credit files, a gentler kinder approach might yield the same results.The so-called “Goodwill deletion” is becoming part of a consumer’s arsenal when tryingto clear their credit reports of blemishes. What is a Goodwill deletion and when, if ever,does it work?

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How Should Chapter 7 Discharged Debts Be Reported on Credit Files?

When you successfully file a chapter 7 bankruptcy, your debts are automatically includedin the bankruptcy. Your debts are essentially placed in one of two categories; statutorilydischargeable and not dischargeable. If you’ve got debts that are dischargeable andyou don’t reaffirm the obligation then a chapter 7 discharge essentially does away withthe debt and your obligation to pay

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How Many Credit Cards is The Right Number?

In our constant battle to end up with the highest credit scores possible we movebalances, increase credit limits, open new accounts, dispute delinquencies, and dowhatever else we can think of to increase earn more points. One of the increasinglyasked questions I receive is what’s the optimal number of credit cards for my score? This is one of

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Credit Card Marketers Finding New Ways to Market to College Students

Among the many of the sections of The Credit Card Accountability Responsibilityand Disclosure Act of 2009 (the CARD Act), one was supposed protect youngadults. A law professor at University of South Carolina, Eboni Nelson, conductedanalysis to determine the effectiveness of the CARD Act, since it becameeffective February 22, 2010. He analyzed data from the financial

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Your Tax Refund Might Be Coming on A Prepaid Debit Card

In 2010 the Internal Revenue Service began a project testing the viability of paying taxreturns via prepaid debit cards. The Social Security Administration has had a prepaiddebit card option for years so it was only a matter of time before the U.S Treasurychecked out the option. The question is, is this a good option for

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