Maintaining Excellent Credit Rating

Being approved for credit is a sign that someone is willing to take a risk on you with their money ... of all, get your free annual credit report from the credit bureau. Check for mistakes or false ... bills - food, utilities, rent, or mortgage. Before you go out shopping for credit lines, make sure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:41:35

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How to Resolve Credit Bureau Reporting Errors

Photo courtesy of neoliminal A couple months ago my wife and I started a passive search for a new home ... it resolved through the credit bureau. Write a letter to the credit reporting agency.  In the letter ... idea to check your credit report to make sure things are being reported correctly.  Inaccuracies [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 11:00:30

The Best ID Theft Prevention For You

The crime of identity theft is a huge and rapidly growing issue ... to do so. You need to make a regular habit of checking your credit bureau report to ensure ... be on your credit report, then it is very easy to see if there has been any unauthorized use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:26:11

How Women Can Fix Their Credit Before Applying for a Job: Part 1 — Credit Scores and Credit Reports

a guest post by Michelle Dunn credit debit card charge (www.bizchicksrule.com) ... a job interview because of some bad credit they may have. More and more employers are checking ... of the 3 credit bureaus to provide you with a free copy of your credit report annually at your request. Don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 10:18:26

Weekly Round-Up

I know it’s been awhile since we’ve done a round-up at MYC and I’m sorry about that guys! ... up. - No Debt Plan reminds us that we should be checking our credit reports again. Remember, you get one report from each of the credit bureaus free each [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 06:14:20

Credit Score Explained

You are shocked when your loan is denied, or maybe you were approved, but the interest rate is much higher than you anticipated ... . The three major credit bureaus each have their own version of the FICO score: Equifax uses the Beacon ... . How can that be you say? My credit score is good, I know I checked. Maybe it’s not as good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 13:26:43

Careless Friend Lost His Wallet

Over the weekend, my friend had his wallet stolen from a communal locker at work ... cards. Report the theft to credit bureaus. File a police report. Provide details to the FTC ... it in the university’s ‘lost and found’. If in a few years from now, when he checks his credit report [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 23:59:23

Random Ridiculousness

Posted by Bossip Staff One of our former “When the Checks Stop Coming In” victims Ed McMahon has a new gig: ... sidekick will star in two viral rap videos for FreeCreditReport.com, a financial Web site owned by credit bureau Experian. The videos feature McMahon wearing a tracksuit, being chauffeured around Los Angeles [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 13:30:19

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