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7 Life Events That Can Affect Your Credit Score
We all go through major life changes, both positive and negative. All have the potential to affect your credit, in either a positive or nega...
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How To Get A $0 Balance On Your Credit Report
You need a loan and you want the best interest rate possible. You know that a high credit score paves the way for the best interest rate off...
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Penalty APRs 101
You shopped around to find the credit card with the best annual percentage rate (APR) for your qualifications. Maybe you've got a lower rate...
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Payday Loans Can Only Hurt Your Credit Score
Bills are due, and you're out of money. You're considering a payday loan to plug the gap in your cash flow. You think you can use the payday...
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How To Increase Your Social Security Payments After You've Retired
Who doesn't want more money in their monthly check? Most people do – before and after retirement. Fortunately, there are a few ways in which...
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How To Get Out From An Underwater Car Loan
Few things are more satisfying than driving your brand-new car – until you realize that it lost value immediately after you left the dealers...
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Stop Sabotaging Your Credit Score
After a long search you've finally found out who's dragging down your credit score.
Surprise! It's you.
Your credit score reflects you...
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Zerocard 101
You prefer the simplicity and the spending limit security of a debit card, but you also like the cash-back rewards associated with credit ca...
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Millennials Rack Up Credit Card Debt
Millennials are supposed to be the cautious generation where credit is concerned. Many were burned during the housing crisis and Great Reces...
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No-Fee Credit Cardholders Twice As Likely To Be Satisfied As Fee-Paying Cardholders
If you can get something either with or without a fee, why would you ever pay the fee? Unless you just enjoy throwing money away, you'd have...
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How Rewards Credit Cards Could Do More Harm Than Good
Who doesn't love cash back rewards? We all enjoy the feeling of getting something back with our purchases, and credit card companies know th...
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How To Maximize The ROI Of A Rental Property
By Laurence Jankelow, cofounder at Avail
Whether you've owned your two-flat duplex for years or you're trying to decide whether real es...
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Credit Bureaus Dominate CFPB Complaints
Created in July 2010, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a welcome advocate for consumers wronged by businesses and fi...
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Having More Kids Won't Lower Your Credit Score!
Congratulations! Your family will soon be blessed with your first child. You're on your way to a lifetime of cherished memories – and a whol...
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6 Strategies To Make Your First Mortgage Refinance A Success
By Dawn Springer
Mortgage rates may be rising but there's still room to refinance your home loan. You might have heard much said about ...
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Best Cities For Early Retirement
You don’t want your boss to fire you, but being FIRE is good… when FIRE is the acronym for "financially independent, retire early".
A FIR...
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Millennials Do Use Credit Cards!
Millennials faced a difficult entry into adulthood. Many came of age during the housing crisis and the Great Recession, facing scarce jobs a...
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MoneyTips Gift To College Grads: Your Credit Report
Congratulations! You've made it through college and are looking forward to using your new skills in the real world. Here's our gift to help ...
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How Paying Off Your Mortgage Affects Your Credit Score
Congratulations! You've just finished paying off your mortgage – probably the largest debt you'll ever have in your life. Should you expect ...
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Should Credit Bureaus Be Fined When Hacked?
Huge data breaches are becoming commonplace, exposing the personal information of thousands of consumers to potential identity theft – but t...
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Your Car Reveals Your Credit Score
It seems obvious. If you drive an expensive car, you must have an excellent credit score – but that's not always the case.
Credit scores ...
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Talking To Your Kids About Money Pays Big Dividends
Are your kids ready for the financial challenges of adulthood? The 10th annual Parents, Kids, and Money Survey from T. Rowe Price shows the ...
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Top States Where Seniors Carry Debt
Debt is no picnic at any age, but it's particularly rough on senior citizens. Most are nearing their retirement years or have already retire...
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Credit Freezes And Your Mortgage
Few things are more effective at fighting identity theft than credit freezes. When you freeze your credit, potential lenders can't access yo...
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