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Seniors, Don't Fear A Lawsuit For Old Debt
By Eric Olsen Executive Director, HELPS Nonprofit Law Firm
According to the Kaiser Foundation, almost half (21 million) of American sen...
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No Punishment For Equifax After Massive Hack?
By Kelly Hartog
It's been more than seven months since the credit reporting agency Equifax revealed in September 2017 that 143 million ...
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Renters Need Good Credit Scores, Too
Your credit score may not be good enough to allow you to qualify for a home at a reasonable interest rate, but can a less-than-stellar credi...
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Video: Avoid Restarting The Clock On Negative Credit Items
Are there negative items that are about to drop off your credit report? In our exclusive video above, Bankrate.com Chief Financial Analyst G...
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Video: How To Raise Your Credit Score
The better your credit score, the lower your interest rate should be on credit cards, loans, and mortgages. Financial Educator and Author Ti...
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Think Before You Lend Your Credit Card To Others
Soft Heart, Hard Choices
If you lend your credit card to a friend in financial need, trying to be helpful, there's a decent chance that y...
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Has your credit score taken a plunge because someone hacked your accounts without you knowing? America's Money Answers Man Jordan Goodman ex...
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Can Minor Debts Land You In Prison?
The Equivalent of Debtors' Prison
Is there such a thing as a modern-day debtors' prison? Not literally, as
debtors' prisons were outlawe...
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Video: The Dangers Of Co-Signing A Loan
They say, "No
good deed goes unpunished," and that certainly applies to kind-hearted
people who co-sign for a loan. In our exclusive video...
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