Your Credit Score - What Is A Good Number?

by Christine A. Mathews When you apply for credit, one of the first things a lender will check is your credit score ... are Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union. Each one has it’s own method of deciding what your credit score ... . Mistakes happen, which is why you should review your credit report annually with all 3 credit bureaus [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 03:43:07

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Consumerists Ten Commandments On Credit

In the past, I have reviewed other financial web site’s rules about credit, and I have even offered some of my own ... offered by most cards 3) Thou Shalt Check Your Credit Report. Kind of like flossing your teeth ... my credit report many times before, but checking all three major agencies for my wife and I, once [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:52:33

Weekend Links - I Want a Volkswagen Bus edition

Today, my wife and I drove 7 hours from nearly San Deigo back to our home in San Francisco ... , a post based on the US economy, zombies, and the girl in the photo. True Credit review - how I use the credit score & credit report monitoring service from Money Smart Life offers many reasons [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 05:37:39

Getting Your Finances In Check For a Coconut Creek Home Purchase - Part I

jority of people, buying a home is no easy feat especially when it comes to finances ... for a mortgage at all. Review your report with all three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax ... you took a look at your credit report? If you haven't reviewed it recently, now is the time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:42:59

FICO Fitness Fundamentals

A FICO score is the number that determines the interest rate you pay on credit cards, car loans and mortgages ... credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. The FICO score is linked to just about every ... in your favor) Don’t apply for any new credit cards Review your credit report periodically to make [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 16:08:53

annual credit report

If you use any kind of electronic commerce--credit cards, atm, on-line bill pay, etc--you must be vigilant in regards to your identity ... (FTC) advises consumers who order their free annual credit reports online to be sure to correctly spell ... just to review and keep up to date with how creditors determine your credit score.This is what the FTC [more...]

Date: 2008-02-19 22:01:00

Target 800 – Credit Score (pfblogs.org)

Because of an identity theft incident, I subscribe to Equifax's credit monitoring services. While reviewing my credit report for any problem entries, I noticed Equifax is offering Scorewatch free for 30 days. Well – I haven't hit my target of 800, but things aren't bad. Has anyone made [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 02:04:17

I Need Help … My Mortgage is Upside Down

Every homeowner struggling with their payments is making the decision of maintaining increased payments or face foreclosure ... . Your still alive right?When was the last time you reviewed your credit report?  Well then you clearly must ... . The latter has a high risk of derogatory credit and foreclosure. So the burning question [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:08:59

Get Identity Protection From LifeLock.com

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ... in crime. To prevent identity fraud, experts recommend that you review your credit report regularly ... 9 million Americans (or 4.25% of all adults) are victims of ID theft on an annual basis, resulting [more...]

Date: 2008-09-14 09:52:14

LifeLock Protects Your Credit And Identity

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ... . To prevent identity fraud, experts recommend that you review your credit report regularly. You must ... 9 million Americans (or 4.25% of all adults) are victims of ID theft on an annual basis, resulting [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 13:10:10

Benefits of Identity Theft Shield

Attorney General John Ashcroft called identity theft as “one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States”. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ... can hire credit-monitoring services that alert them when there are changes in their credit report ... are there to fight for you. To prevent identity fraud, experts recommend that you review your credit repo [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 18:30:03

If Your Kid Loses His Wallet...

A picture of a wallet. In addition to a driver's license, teens today carry many of the same things adults carry in their wallets: credit cards, ... alert on your accounts. Report the loss to the fraud department at your bank. Review your credit ... need to know what to do if their wallet or purse is lost or stolen — and they need to act quickly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:45:56

Cortera launches first community for small business credit repor...

Boca Raton, Florida and DEMOfall 2009, San Diego, California (PRESS RELEASE – September 26, 2009) — Cortera™, a community-driven business information company, today unveiled the Cortera Credit Exchange™, http://www.cortera.com, a new online service that, for the first time, blends business credit report data with user generated payment experience reviews and ratings from companies’ business partners. read more [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 11:00:53

50 Financial Skills Every Person Needs To Know

Popular Mechanics created a list of 100 Skills Every man Should Know, ... using ABA Routing and bank account numbers. Request and review your free annual credit report ... and/or through Treasury Direct. Read (and understand) a company’s annual report (including [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 11:00:10

Keep Watch For The Missing Quarter

How secure is yours? How secure is yours? HARRISBURG PA - Internet chat rooms are filling with complaints from credit card customers nationwide ... business with. The company, Adele Services of Melville NY, doesn’t exist, according to a report Sunday ... , however, that as a general rule credit card holders should review their statements every month [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:40:26

Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - January 13th

Here is the latest "City Watch" alert from Deputy Jim DeSoto of the Thousand Oaks Police Department ... or credit card). In reviewing the crime reports, I also noticed an increase in unauthorized purchases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 06:18:39

Review of Lexington Law Firm

by John Cooper Lexington Law is a credit repair firm that is headquartered out of Salt Lake, Utah ... gives you the right to dispute any item you feel is not accurate on your credit report. This law ... damage to your report. To dispute a listing yourself you must create a dispute letter and mail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 11:40:05

Sunday's NYT: The Drive-by Edition

Throwdown! Frank Rich turns the financial crisis into a movie review, sort of. News you already knew! ... to spell that. Credit report and DNA chart please. Welcome to 2007! The Times discovers ... and stones and names all hurt. "When greed trumps lust, and fraud is more fascinating than [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 01:03:27

Weekly Round Up: Support Your Friends

zebra-friends Weekly Round Up: Support Your Friends Photo Credit:  angela7dreams Another week has flown by and I’m happy it’s Saturday ... Reviewing Insurance Policies Can Save Money  How to Start and Manage a Debt Snowball Check Your Credit Report  Save Money With a Soup Night Comparing this year’s bills to last; more to it than expected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:09:44

M&A Activity in the Property-Casualty /Reinsurance Sector Discussed in Wall Street Transcript Insurance Report

posted by Steven Wevodau 67 WALL STREET, New York–January 14, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Insurance issue, ... to TARP funds, Treasury loan to AIG, Credit ratings, Trader’s market and pair trades, Investor ... a report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:02:41

Tribute MasterCard Review

by Daniel Moskel The Tribute MasterCard is often used to help rebuild a low credit score. It is an unsecured bad credit card ... to how much credit you have that is not being used. There will be an annual fee; however every sub ... your application. To get the most benefit on your credit report from your card you should try [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:00:12

2008 Tax Time: Amending my 2007 return with Form 1040X

Posted the other day about the Saver's Credit which caused me to do a quick return review. Turns out I didn't report my Roth IRA contributions on Form 8880 on last year's return. My 457 contributions were on there, but they were below the $2,000 limit so I didn't get the full credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:00

A Review of Identity Theft Insurance

Jenny DeRaspe-Bolles asked: Because identity theft is both lucrative and easy to get away with, ... . 2- orders your credit report from all three bureaus, which is automatically delivered to you every ... at all three credit bureaus and essentially makes these alerts permanent. What is a fraud alert? In 2003 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 10:00:10

MortgageNewsClips: Catching Fraud, HSH on Fixed Rate, Super Human, Stephanie Pomboy, Reverses Go Live, Tom Brown, Mod Section 6 links, FDIC Highlights, Accounting

Discussing Loan Reviews with Andy Hall  - John Clapp - MortgageOrb chats with Andy Hall, ... that it will take consumers at least five years - and probably more - to recover from the credit crisis ... Oversight Panel’s First Report: Unfortunately, Just What We Expected  Elizabeth Warren seems determined [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 12:53:02

Lending Club P2P: Review of New Post-SEC Changes, Free $25 Lender Bonus

Now that LendingClub has finished their SEC filing and is one of the only P2P lenders currently operating ( ... t be from the following 8 States: Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota ... in the past 12 months, * no more than 10 inquiries on your credit report in the last 6 months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 14:30:58

A LifeLock Review: Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

by Harvey Warmuth These days you really need to understand that there is a good possibility that you might be affected by the crime of identity ... alerts are placed on your credit bureau reports, with the main agencies. You are then contacted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:34:53

An evening well spent

An evening well spent Share Post Print January 14, 2009 Posted by Paul at 8: ... and David Brooks are said to have been there, as well. Obama deserves credit for this "outreach," which is consistent with reports about how he handled himself as head of the Harvard Law Review [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:56:45

FNBO Direct Savings Account Opening and Review

While I’m generally happy with my ING Direct account for a good portion of my savings, ... your account information, FNBO Direct will ask a few questions related to items on my credit report [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 12:30:40

Adverganza's Monday morning picks, 06.30.08

Wherein I scan the Monday morning headlines so you don't have to. From Advertising Age: ( ... is in review. From Adweek: —Digital shops are sick and tired of not getting credit. —In case ... Only four out of 56 agencies who filled out Report Card questionnaires do paid search on their own [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 15:33:33

MortgageNewsClips: MUST READ: Forced To Lend, MUST READ pt 2, Reverse Slow Down, OTS Review, CSFB Bonuses Lump of Coal, Tax Break Cause Bubble?, John Mauldin, Bailout Chart, Bond Bubble, Obama’ Fed Pick, ZIRP and Ben, Walk Away, Sheila Bair, Extreme Makeover in Reverse

Today’s MUST READ:  Forced to lend? ... -logo     OTS Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008 ———— Lump of coal in your stocking? - Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 00:51:15

Top risks ... er, opportunities ... for 2009

It's the holiday season, which means it's time for the traditional Year in Review. So how shall we describe 2008? Let's see .. ... up is Ernst & Young's 2009 Business Risk Report, which lists the 10 biggest risks facing global ... , E&Y ranks the credit crunch as the top risk, followed by regulation and compliance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 05:50:22

Important Advice - Review Of Best Handbag Wholesale

Profile - Base Location: Unknown // USA - Registration Fee: None - Minimum Order: None - Payment Options: Credit Cards - Shipping Options: UPS ( ... company information (like the specific base location), but I haven’t found any scam reports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:05:36

A note to our readers

Hey --Sunday, Sunday . . .Along with Dallas, the following worked on this edition:The Third Estate Sunday Review's Jim, Dona, Ty, Jess, and Ava, ... of Cedric's Big Mix,Mike of Mikey Likes It!,Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz,Ruth of Ruth's Report ... on this editorial but the star players were C.I. and Mike. (And the rest of wanted to credit them here [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 12:40:00

Architecture, journalism and the role of symbolism in a time of uncertainty

One of the major themes of my review of Steven Ehrlich's new journalism school for Arizona State University, ... to confirm that point of view. One is the report that the Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times ... as the media behemoth struggles to come to terms with credit and profit worries. The building was in the news [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 14:23:51

Butter wouldn't melt.....and the annual review

Well every pup, inspired by all your helpful and pawsitive comments regarding my food foraging, especially Jackson's - I just hope you got some credit for saving on the washing up by going ... he shouldn't leave it out. In fact, I have to report, he has since been putting it in the fridge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:16:00

Solar Stock Review

As 2009 commences, some of those who were bearish on solar late last year, appear to have seen the light. 2008 saw solar stocks slide ... and the US. Then there was the evaporation of credit with the housing and financial crisis, culminating ... firms.Investors are looking for ways of protecting their money. A recent U.S. Energy Department report may offer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:33:00

Black Ice Reviews Are Freezing Up My Inbox!

Black Ice Reviews Are Freezing Up My Inbox! Hey folks, There's so much AC/DC news lately that I almost wish the band would retire again ... this report from Stuff. Carny Barker says AC/DC has spread themselves too thin with 15 songs ... of power-hooked songs built to rattle the arenas." They also credit Brendan O'Brien for keeping the sound [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 18:00:04

FreeCreditReport.com Review: Not a Free Credit Report

Have you heard of those commercials on TV that talk about “free” credit reports? These services, such as FreeCreditReport.com are *not* truly free. They offer free trials for a limited time (usually 7 days) but they’re actually paid subscription services after the intro period is over. They’re in the business of credit monitoring and tracking your credit standing. Image by Andre Rolim/Getty Images These services exist to help us keep an eye on our credit reports. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 04:01:28

Why Now is a Great Time to Address your Credit Issues

Just a few years ago credit was readily available and flowing like water to virtually anyone, regardless of their past credit mistakes ... a copy of your credit report from the three, major credit reporting agencies: TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. Once you have these credit reports in your hand, you will need to review them with a fine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:55:31

The Diamond Ring and A Few Peculiar Exemptions - What Creditors Cannot Seize

A fellow being chased by creditors would be smart to give his fiancee' an expensive engagement ring ... of applicant * Call industry contacts * Check with landlords and credit references * Obtain a Credit Bureau Report * Review Dun & Bradstreet Reports * Study court records for information [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:21:00

2009 looms ahead

Do you still make resolutions?  Well here are a few that you might want to think about as 2009 draws closer and a few key dates to make a ... has made it possible for individuals to obtain one free annual credit report from each of the three major ... your rebate check. Review your credit:  you are entitled to a free credit report once a year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 17:00:32

How Do Credit Counselors Help You?

by William Blake It is not unusual for a person to be shouldering much more debt then he actually can handle ... on how to stay there. One important aspect of that is being well informed about your credit report and your credit scores. They instruct you on how to keep up with your credit report and review [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:32:19

Introduction (4)

What should I do if I find mistakes in my report? As you read through your report, make a list of everything out-of-date, such as: Lawsuits, ... C and D, for more information on reviewing and correcting your credit report.) Taken From : Credit Repair by Attorneys Robin ... it may look as if you have too much open credit accounts listed more than once, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 04:35:04

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