June 16, 2013 | 2 Comments | Credit Scores, Identity Theft, Money Advice, Personal Finance
You need a reliable credit monitoring service for checking your credit status and for protecting your profile with an identity theft protection plan. There are many credit monitoring services available online for you to access support tools with daily credit monitoring to help safeguard your identity. You will have the resource and the advantage to [...]
March 31, 2011 | 1 Comment | Credit Scores
When you apply for credit, your credit score helps lenders decide and determine your credit worthiness. The most used credit scores are developed by Fair, Isaac and Company. These are known as FICO® scores. With a higher score you’ll be able to qualify for better interest rates, higher credit limits, and more types of credit [...]
August 27, 2009 | 1 Comment | Credit Scores, Debt
For millions of people every day, bait is sent through the mail. By bait, I mean credit card offers and businesses like CitiFinancial trying to loan you money. While borrowing money is a fact of life, the type of borrowing you do can lead to a bad credit rating. Here are some simple guidelines as [...]
August 11, 2009 | 6 Comments | Buying Home, Credit Cards, Credit Scores
You’re driving and you happen to pass by one of those suburbs just to avoid traffic. You see a house with a for sale sign on the lawn. You’re just dying to own a house and have been thinking a lot about leaving your apartment. You finally decide that you want to get it, so [...]
May 7, 2009 | 24 Comments | Credit Scores, Money Advice
By Michelle Studer Even with the best of intentions, credit cards can lead to bad trouble. Whether impulse control or financial desperation is the culprit, many people end up in a pickle over credit card debt. New laws to curb sneaky industry practices were passed late last year; unfortunately, they won’t go into effect until [...]
April 12, 2009 | 1 Comment | Credit Scores
There are tons of law firms that specialize in credit repair. I may get sued for writing this, but it’s my opinion that credit repair law firms like Lexington Law and others are scams. Lexington Law currently charges a $99 setup fee and anywhere from $39 to $79 every month. Their business module and [...]
December 3, 2008 | 21 Comments | Credit Scores
In today’s finance industry, when applying for a loan, 95% of lenders will submit your application through an automated system. This automated system will determine if you will be approved or not based on your credit scores. their automated systems do not look at credit history. Most banks have set rules on how to qualify a borrower for [...]
November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment | Credit Scores
You have rights as a consumer and have laws that protect you. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (F.C.R.A) is one of the keys to restoring your credit profile. To learn more visit http://www.AttractiveCreditSecrets.com The Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal law, is the key to rebuilding your reports. This law was designed primarily to protect [...]