Dr Boyce Black Money: Credit Bureaus Part 2

Dr. Boyce Watkins www.BoyceWatkins.com As part of our series on understanding credit scores, we can now move into more of the nitty gritty ... way to improve your credit score. How do I correct an error on my credit report? The law protects consumers who feel that their credit report has errors on it. Anything you believe [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 12:08:05

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Protecting Your Good Credit

It’s safe to say that if you have built a good credit score, you’d like to keep it that way. Who wouldn’t? There are a few simple things to remember when you are maintaining your credit score. Even though ... enough to make you forget about your credit score completely. Don’t fall into this bad habit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:00:11

I Guess Our Mortgage Is Officially Considered Small

As a follow up to the post I wrote a few days ago about the new consumer protection laws and the possibility that thrift stores would have to stop ... scores until now.  We went to the annual credit report site and picked Experian.  Credit scores were $5.95 each, and the credit report is free (we normally just get the free report).  We got my husband’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 08:15:42

Ten for Tuesday (January 13, 2009)

Here’s this week’s Ten for Tuesday. Enjoy! 1. My friend, Lindsay, details how she and her husband are handling allowances. 2 ... , same-as-cash, and no-interest-no-payments. 6. Protect your FICO score as more inactive credit card ... break out the credit cards. 7. The Digerati Life offers up some pointers on preparing for a job [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:39:22

Tribute - Revision

The Tribute MasterCard uses help to rebuild a score of the low credit often. It is a non protected card ... for the years. He/it can help to increase your score. It is because with on time monthly payments you will create a history of the positive payment on your report. There is not a price [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:16:30

Debt Consolidation Loans For Bad Credit Dont Get Stung

It isn’t uncommon these days for consumers to be facing problems meeting their monthly payment obligations on loans and credit cards ... and have seen their good credit ratings suffer because of it. At this point they may be looking for a way ... things in mind to protect yourself from becoming a victim: Be Confident Your credit score may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:04:51

The Recent History of Bank Failures

Given last week’s announcement that IndyMac Bank was taken into FDIC receivership, ... : Little Money Bags » How is Your FICO Credit Score Determined? » Help a Reader: CDs ... in the banking industry, you can protect yourself. You might also want to check out my earlier [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 10:41:22

Bing Ads Warn About Online Scams

If you’re looking for information on how to fix your credit score through Microsoft’s search engine Bing , you might get warned that many of the links you’ll encounter are, in fact, scams. It’s a new campaign devised to protect users from getting scammed; Microsoft worked with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Postal Inspection Service, and Western Union to provide public service announcements (PSAs) in the form of ads on Bing results pages. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 09:11:02

Bing Ads Warn About Online Scams

If you’re looking for information on how to fix your credit score through Microsoft’s search engine Bing , you might get warned that many of the links you’ll encounter are, in fact, scams. It’s a new campaign devised to protect users from getting scammed; Microsoft worked with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Postal Inspection Service, and Western Union to provide public service announcements (PSAs) in the form of ads on Bing results pages. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 09:11:02

Bing Ads Warn About Online Scams

If you’re looking to fix your credit score through Microsoft’s search engine Bing, you might get warned that many of the links you’ll encounter are, in fact, scams. It’s a new campaign devised to protect users from getting scammed; Microsoft worked with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Postal Inspection Service, and Western Union to provide public service announcements (PSAs) in the form of ads on Bing results pages. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 09:15:08

Attend A Public University, Save Money on College Textbooks @ The Carnivals

A Carnival Hopping We Will Go You’ll find the highlights of the Beijing 2008 Olympics interspersed with great entries from the Carnival of Personal ... Raise Your Credit Score, Real Estate Woes @ The Carnivals Saving Money With Kids, Financial Reads ... How To Protect Your Money If Banks Begin To Fail @ Penny Jobs I’d also like to invite you to check [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 14:36:37

Credit Score Rating Scale

by William Blake It is important to improve or protect your credit scores ... . If your scores are below 450 it will be almost impossible for you to obtain any type of loan or credit ... system that is used to determine a persons credit scores. But it is helpful to try to understand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:23:22

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