Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com Buying new furniture with a credit card, financing a car and agreeing to that variable-rate mortgage all seemed like good ideas. That is, until you couldn’t make your payments. Now, your credit score has dropped through the floor, and it feels like you’ll never get …
Read More »Photo by pathdoc / Shutterstock.com A free online tool from American Express pledges to help lift your credit score — and you don’t have to be a customer to use the technology. The Score Goals tool lets you enter the credit score you hope to achieve. Using your credit history, …
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Read More »Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com With the economy in recession and the nation still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, now’s the time to make sure your credit and credit score are in tip-top shape. Your financial security might depend on it. Bad credit can lead to bad news: …
Read More »Photo by Gustavo Frazao / Shutterstock.com The web is full of stories about how to massage your credit history and credit score to look your best to lenders. On this site and others, you’ve probably seen stories like “7 Ways to Boost Your Credit Score Fast” and “Fixing Your Credit? …
Read More »Photo by Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com If money is suddenly tight, you might turn to a credit card to finance your everyday needs or wants. But the amount you can put on your credit card might be a lot less than you expect. CNBC reports that credit card companies are slashing …
Read More »There are plenty of things that people don’t realize can damage their credit score, from reserving a rental car to canceling a credit card. At the same time, there are some things that people commonly believe can hurt their credit score — but that actually have no impact on scores. …
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