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Credit Card Consolidation Options For You
Tweet If you owe money on various credit cards, then credit card consolidation can work for you. You may not be able to wipe out all of your debt at
Should You Consider A Debt Consolidation Loan?
Tweet With the financial markets having basically collapsed and with personal credit tighter than it has been for years, thinking about a debt consolidation loan seems like sheer lunacy to
Debit Card Usage Increases, Credit Card Usage Decreases
Tweet Consumer, media and market research firm Mintel recently confirmed what some analysts have been suspecting: America’s love affair with credit cards is on the decline. Instead, consumers are being
Credit Report Errors? You Can Fix Them Yourself!
Tweet If you’ve recently received a copy of your credit report from either Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion (the three major credit reporting agencies) you might be surprised by just how
Your Mortgage Options? Never Better!
Tweet My, oh my how quickly things can change. No, the economy is still in the doldrums and with Congress and our new president on an unprecedented spending spree, there
Does Your Credit Card Issuer Want A Divorce?
Tweet Here’s something new: The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article in yesterday’s edition titled, “AmEx Encourages Cardholders to Leave,” where they reported that American Express was offering select
Contemplating Bankruptcy? Don’t Do It!
Tweet These are stressful times for many consumers who are finding it difficult to keep up with their bills and manage their debt. For some, the only way out could
Your FICO Score Gets A Makeover
Tweet Your Credit Score, Courtesy of Fair Isaac Another certainty in this life, at least to for the American consumer, is their credit score – what is known as a
Property Values Plunge Yet Property Taxes Are Increasing
Tweet 2008 will go down as a year of contrasts. By late Spring gas prices began to surge eventually topping $4 per gallon by summer. Later in the fall, gas
Home Mortgage Rates Expected To Drop Below 5% Soon
Tweet Very good news in the form of lower home loan rates is beginning to unfold across the nation. After peaking just above 6% in Spring 2008, rates are currently
Fair Isaac and Your Credit Score
Tweet A new year means you should keep tabs on your credit history (reports and scores). As the new year unfolds, they’ll be many things on your mind. Will the
My Credit Card Was Canceled Without My Authorization!
Tweet You signed up for a credit card earlier in the year and have used it on a fairly regular basis. It has come in handy as you’ve used it
Debt Solutions, Recession Style
Tweet We’re in a recession, we’re not in a recession. Depending on who you listen to and what barometer of measurement they use, we’ve either been in a recession since
Helpful Tips To Keep Your Budget In Order
Tweet With the credit crunch upon us and who knows what else is lurking just beyond the horizon, lots of people are carefully watching their dollars, trying to stretch what
Why Your Local Business Closed Shop
Tweet Two years ago we purchased a pair of well made bicycles for our children, choosing to give our business to a local bike shop. Previously, we had made the