20th July 2007
Credit held jointly can haunt you...especially after a divorce. With the divorce rate as high as it is (about 43% of all first marriages end within 15 years according to a study by the National Center for Health Statistics) be sure of your long-term relat...
11th July 2007
"Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband...for better and for worse...regardless of his credit scores?"
OK, so maybe that's not exactly how most marriage vows go. But, how important are your potential spouse's credit scores in the grand...
01st July 2007
OK, you've filed bankruptcy. Your credit isn't great, but you need to buy a car.
So you go to the local car dealership and believe the salesman when he says...
"Buy this car today at this high interest rate and we'll refinance you in 12 months at th...
16th June 2007
One of the most important ways to achieve and maintain excellent FICO credit scores is to carefully manage your revolving credit.When I say, "revolving credit," I'm referring to any credit account you have where the monthly payment can vary. Credit cards ...
05th June 2007
I couldn't believe what I was seeing.I recently reviewed my wife's FICO scores and I nearly fell out of my chair...they suggested she was carrying balances on her credit cards that were too high.What?!It couldn't be...she never carries a balance on her cr...
22nd May 2007
Imagine this...You walk into a department store to purchase something you need. Then the friendly young person at the cash register says, "You can save 20% off your purchases today if you apply for our store credit card right now."Save 20%? Wow!Sounds lik...
21st May 2007
Imagine this...
You walk into a department store to purchase something you need. Then the friendly young person at the cash register says, "You can save 20% off your
purchases today if you apply for our store credit card right now."
Save 20%? Wow!...
04th May 2007
“...I'm sorry, my bank cannot help you. You're listed in ChexSystems...”
My wife and I just moved from South Bend, Indiana to Indianapolis. We needed a checking account. We both wanted a fresh start after bankruptcy, and opening a new checking acco...
27th April 2007
You know that one of the fastest ways to increase your credit scores is to simply increase the credit limits on your credit cards. But how and when do you ask for credit limit increases? There's a right way to do it and a wrong way.Increasing Your Credit ...
19th April 2007
"...My wife and I purchased our FICO credit scores the other day. I was shocked to discover her credit scores were a lot higher than mine! Why? I make more money than she does, and almost all the credit is in my name..."I hear this all the time. It's almo...
19th April 2007
"...My wife and I purchased our FICO credit scores the other day. I was shocked to discover her credit scores were a lot higher than mine! Why? I make more money than she does, and almost all the credit is in my name..."
I hear this all the time. It's ...
02nd April 2007
You're ready to buy a new car.
You've done all your homework.
You know your three FICO credit scores.
You determine that your highest FICO credit score is from Equifax (also known as your BEACON score).
So, you find a car dealer who uses your ...
02nd March 2007
I have yet to find credit reports offered online that are easy to order and provide all the information you need.And, this is probably going to ruffle a few feathers, but it's true...even the free reports offered on the new federally mandated website (spo...
20th February 2007
"One of the quickest ways to increase your credit scores is to increase your credit card limits."Pretty simple, huh?Now let me explain why something so easy can have such a great impact.Let's imagine you have 10 credit cards each with a $1,000 limit. So y...
20th February 2007
"One of the quickest ways to increase your credit scores is to increase your credit card limits."
Pretty simple, huh?
Now let me explain why something so easy can have such a great impact.
Let's imagine you have 10 credit cards each with a $1,000...
