Credit Score - An Introduction

Tip! Closing unused accounts is a negative strategy to raising one’s credit score ... in the data bases of the big three credit reporting agencies - Equifax, TransUnion and Experian ... . Factually, fewer open accounts with the same amount of debt ultimately reduces a credit score [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 13:17:45

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Divorced With a Low Credit Score? Promising News to Raise the Score!

If you’re in the throes of a divorce, or if you’ve just recently gone through one, your credit might have been damaged in the process ... and Experian, are each required by law to provide consumers, upon request, a free copy of their credit report once every 12 months. There’s a free copy for you at www.AnnualCreditReport.com or by calling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 21:11:21

Real Estate: Getting From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be

When I'm driving, and get to busy main streets, I hate turning left onto major streets unless there's a light there ... % financing with a 520 credit score." Three words: Not. Gonna. Happen. But there are alternatives. Seller carry-back or raise your credit score are the first two that come to mind. Given the market right [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 14:23:38

More of 2008 Nominees - Some of These Will Go To Round 2.

        Meet Neighbors Before Buying a Home: By Elizabeth Weinraub of About.com Flat Screen TV - Is it “attached”? By Ardell DellaLoggia How to Raise Your Credit Score in 45 Days! By Michael Polera, B&W Financial ... Porter “We Do Not Pull Credit” Is Not A Selling Point, It’s A Sales Tactic by Dan Green Home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 09:40:12

Free- One year of Triple Advantage Credit Monitoring, Experian Scores and Credit Reports from MSN Money

Edit: 11/26/08-I’ve received an email that someone just tried to sign up, and apparently they have reached the 10, ... with Experian and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) are “working to raise awareness about the importance of credit monitoring” by giving away 10,000 free one-year memberships to Experian’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 04:39:56

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

Baidu.com Analyst Pile-One (BIDU)

Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) looks like an analyst convention started on the steps to its corporate headquarters. The Chinese search giant did manage to score an upgrade, but it also took a downgrade and saw a price target slashed. Credit Suisse raised Baidu.com to Neutral from Underperform; target raised [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 12:08:56

This oil man favors a gas-tax hike

If the government raises the cost of driving, it surely would be bad for the energy business. So what's the CEO of Western Refining thinking? ... or more. He's even willing to credit the Europeans with a good idea or two on this score, as he explains ... (WNR, Fortune 500) in 1997 and in a decade built it into a $7.3 billion giant (No. 342 on the Fortune [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:26:00

How to Raise My Credit Score

A common question many people have is how to raise their credit scores ... score is just a bunch of statistics! Get a copy of your credit report and scan for any errors ... it down! When you have an account with no negative reports, it looks good on the credit report. Don’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:26:13

Credit Scores for the Ages

It’s funny how sometimes a post will take on a life of it’s own within the comments…such is the case with my recent interview of Jillayne Schlicke ... with the new year approaching…the comments have turned into a discussion of credit scores.  Most likely ... to go up as banks and conforming paper sold to Fannie and Freddie will raise minimum credit score [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 18:15:24

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