Does your heart skip when the phone rings? Are you afraid to open the mail and get another letter from a debt collector? If so, you are not alone. Many Americans are in debt up to their eyebrows and most don’t even know what options are available to help them. They just struggle paycheck to […]
Today’s business owners are able to take advantage of the incentives offered to them by applying for business credit cards. Whether it is a large or small business, having a line of credit is crucial and business owners need to compare business credit cards to determine whether or not they fit their business needs. In […]
Whether you have a credit card or you are thinking of getting one, what ever is the type of credit card, there is a simple credit card jargon that you must be aware of.
Credit Cards: This is a card issued by a financial institution that allows the cardholder to use credit to purchase goods and […]
Years ago your credit score was a big secret, known only to a select few such as your mortgage and credit card companies. In 2000, Fair, Isaac Co., the major supplier of credit scoring software, announced they would begin sharing credit scores, also known as FICO scores, with consumers.
What is a credit score? […]
Credit Cards are bad. Period. There is no other way to say it. Credit Cards, along with interest only loans (which I’ll save for another day) are a true plague. The only reason why you should not give up credit cards is if you enjoy throwing money down the drain. […]
When it comes to comparing credit card interest rates, you are going to want to check out the credit cards that offer you a low interest credit card. When you find a credit card with a low interest rate then you are going to see what all they are going to offer you once […]
There are many reasons why a free prepaid credit card may be the card for you. Perhaps you would like to teach your college kid good fiscal responsibility. Maybe you are having trouble obtaining a normal credit card due to poor credit score and would like to work on improving it.
A prepaid credit card has […]
A new sickness is plaguing the UK called Denial. Denial has resulted in a national personal debt of almost £1.1 trillion (source Credit Action). Symptoms include:
* Refusal to open bank statements
* Lots of scratching of head, saying “how did it get to this?”
* Paying by plastic most, or all of the time
* Sweating […]
If you are like me, you receive multiple 0% APR credit card offers on a daily basis. Up until about a year ago, I would just throw them away. Then I wised up and saw an opportunity. Not only could I consolidate my current credit cards, I could eliminate unnecessary interest expenses.
I first transferred all […]
If you have been denied new credit because of your existing bad credit and you want to know WHY your credit repair rights are legally protected then you will save time and money by reading further. Let’s start off by defining what the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is:”A United States federal law designed […]