Ten Credit Mistakes People Make
Most children are not trained in how to handle credit by their families other than with vague platitudes like ‘pay your bills on time’ and ‘live below your means.’ Practical knowledge about interest rates, revolving credit and credit scores ... discover these mistakes by making them. So here is a list of the top ten credit mistakes most often [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 13:39:30
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What GMAC’s financing means to you
The auto industry got another boost from the federal government this week, in the form of $5 billion in aid to GMAC, ... , but you can have a bad 621 and a good 621,” Griffin said about credit scores. “It doesn’t mean ... for consumers with less-than-pristine credit or those seeking a low financing rate on a new vehicle. Here’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 14:00:09
New Orleans Condo Search, Your credit scores do matter when applying for a loan!
Banks and lenders have been increasing the scores needed to get the best rates on loans in 2009 ... . This means it a great idea to check your credit score out while you are still in the early ... and get it fixed. There are ways to make your credit score go up by reviewing your open lines [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 02:59:19
Chrysler to Offer 0% Financing After New Bailout
The government loaned Chrysler Financial $1 ... to a wider range of credit scores, which means it will be that much easier for people without sterling scores of 700 to buy cars. A score of 620 will be sufficient to get you into a vehicle. Chrysler [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:38:39
Living the Resolution
After traveling and being ill, it had been a couple of weeks since I had been to the gym. Going back felt great. And by great, I mean lousy ... of your current credit score than Visa does. They ignore most of the audience in favor of a select few [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 03:45:00
Are greedy wolves making government-insured mortgages?
Now that subprime is a dirty word and Wall Street firms are no longer making securities backed by loans to people with low credit scores, brokers and bankers are filling the void with a little help from Uncle Sam. They are making loans ... FHA, which is meant to expand credit to folks of modest means? John Courson, president of industry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 11:00:45
Read Professional Tips - Car Finance Loan
There are varieties of auto finance. Anyway in most of them it is a common thing that if a person has some money for the down payment ... out his credit report first of all. Actually the credit report plays a big role in getting a better deal, which means the loan on a reasonable rate of interest. A bad credit score puts the borrower [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 22:26:48
Continental Finance MasterCard - Review
by Dan Moskel The Continental Finance MasterCard is an unsecured sub prime credit card ... if you have a recent bankruptcy on your credit. They offer an instant decision if you apply online. The card ... . This means that this card is designed specifically for individuals with a low credit score [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 14:11:43
GMAC rescue = easy credit. Not so fast
GM’s auto finance affiliate is open to more customers but the deals may not be so sweet ... auto financing affiliate, is easing up its terms for writing new auto loans. That means you could ... , GMAC stopped offering auto loans to consumers with credit scores lower than 700. That meant only [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 10:04:04
Fantasy Football Question of the Day
It's been said countless times on this and other websites that one of the priorities of the next President, whoever it shall be, ... with this crisis. There are 2 schools of thought: #1., too bad dudes. You can't credit 2 "players ... . It's gotta be either one or other. I mean how can 2 "players" score the same non-passing touchdown [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 00:00:00
I said I would cuss less in the New Year…
….see how long *that* lasted.I mean WTF? What the effing F? is this stuff…? ... because of a low credit score influenced by the high level fiancing we just sent them….bad behavior ... laws and all that…“Credit Scores,” he said grinning….the lower the score, the more money we can extort [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 22:16:12
Credit Card Lenders Clamp Down Hard
Consumers are in a newly austere mood, and those who have lived beyond or at the edge of their means may be forced to retrench whether they want to ... wrote off an estimated $21 billion in bad credit card loans in the first half of 2008 ... , some can come back to haunt consumers. The result can be a lower credit score, which forces a borrower [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 03:50:36
Book Review: Personal Finance for Dummies
Another book review. This time I’m reviewing Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson! ... your net worth. It explains to you about FICO and what your score might mean. It also discusses ... to deal with debt. Do you use savings or cut up your credit cards. Should you file bankruptcy [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 19:53:54
How To Increase Your Mailing List Subscribers Using Social Networks
Internet marketers are very big on building up their opt in mailing lists ... or blog from that link, meaning you don’t get credit for the backlink. This isn’t a bad thing, because ... the social networks. While so many bloggers think about using the social networks to score free traffic [more...]
Date: 2008-07-18 05:19:14
Mean Street: Why Lehman Brothers Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Yesterday’s precipitous 45% decline in the shares of Lehman Brothers took the broader U.S. stock market down by almost 3 ... U.S.-focused investment bank with a market cap of around $5 billion. There are a score of billionaires ... . But the vultures are circling. A five-year credit-default swap on Lehman debt now costs almost 600 basis points [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 11:19:00
Checking Your Credit Score
Most people don’t know their credit score. What does that mean? ... had a credit card or some type of loan for at least six months. So, if you’re young or have never used ... convenience checks from my credit cards each and every month. Some of you may not have a credit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 11:58:12
Start Improving Your Credit Score Today
If you want to borrow money from a lender, you’ll quickly learn how important your credit score is ... your loan based on what they find. A bad credit score can also mean you’ll only be offered loans with interest rates significantly higher than standard rates. Basically, a credit score is a number [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:46:34
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