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Use plastic wisely to improve credit score
FOX 5 San Diego StaffFinally paying off your credit cards may feel good, but cutting them up and closing the account may not be a good idea. "That is a big mistake because you're going to lose your credit to debt ratio," said Chase Peckham of Debtwave Credit Counseling. "You...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Credit and Debt
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New School Year Begins With New Credit Card Laws
FOX40 NewsA new law enacted as part of President Obama's credit card reform policy could make it more difficult for students who seek to establish a good history of credit during their college years. The new law, known as the "Card Act," requires college...Tags: University of Minnesota, Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt, Services and Shopping, Computers and Software
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Fewer consumer loans going sour, bankers group says
Money & CompanyIn a hopeful sign for the economy, a bankers group on Wednesday reported that fewer loans to consumers were going bad in the fourth quarter, the second consecutive quarter of improvement. Delinquencies fell in eight of 11 consumer loan categories...... -
Limit damage after ID theft
If you're a a victim: Act fast. Identity theft can damage your credit rating. Report suspicious activities — such as unsolicited credit cards arriving in the mail — and monitor credit reports at least once a year for erroneous information....
Tags: Theft, Credit and Debt
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What I learned when thieves stole my identity
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe first sign that something was wrong seemed harmless: A new Dell credit card arrived in my mail one afternoon. More landed in the mailbox the next day. Macy's. Bloomingdale's. Crate and Barrel. Radio Shack. Then later: Visa Sony, Toys R Us and Lowe's...Tags: Macy's, Criminals, Politics, Banking, Personal Data Collection
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Higher credit score now norm in prime lending
With the resurgence of tighter underwriting standards, some mortgage-market observers have been predicting that lenders would again rely more on a would-be borrower's overall worthiness and less on his credit score. But if anything, credit scores have...Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Finance, Allen Johnson, Television Industry, Credit and Debt
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Options eyed for rating credit
The Wall Street JournalDon't be surprised if a lender wants to know if you pay your rent on time or bounce checks before it will let you borrow money. For many years, loan approvals were determined largely by borrowers' credit scores, which are based on proprietary formulas...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Credit and Debt, Consumers, Chicago Mortgages, Financial Services
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Tighter credit rolls up welcome mats
The mortgage credit crunch not only is affecting interest rates that home buyers are quoted, but it also is triggering changes in less visible areas such as minimum credit scores, geographic location and type of properties, even controls on who orders...Tags: American Express Company, Fraud, Fannie Mae, Hunt Valley, Florida
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Don't let credit score decide financial path
I always cancel credit cards I've stopped using, even if closing the accounts hurts my credit score by raising my debt-to-credit ratio. Why keep unneeded accounts open and risk identity theft? I don't follow the advice to split charges evenly among...Tags: Crimes, Finance, Personal Finance, Theft, Periodicals
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Mortgage loan now requires higher down payment, credit score
ThinkGlink.comYou may think that having a credit score of at least 700 and a down payment of almost 5 percent will help you buy a home in this home buying environment. But lenders have tightened credit requirements for obtaining a mortgage when you're buying a home....Tags: Mortgages, Homes, History, State Budgets, Politics
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What every first-time buyer needs to know
Meet fictional 34-year-old identical twin brothers Fred and Ted.
Fred is a marketing manager for an import-export company. Ted is a social worker at a non-profit agency. Both are single and considered to be smart, successful guys. While Fred's annual...Tags: Rentals, Politics, Financial and Business Services, Personal Data Collection, Credit and Debt
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York Named in Wall Street Journal
York gets some special recognition and is mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. The city and county are ranked among the top ten mid-size metropolitan areas in the U.S. that are growing in consumer loans. It's being called quite a feat in this recession....Tags: Loans, Moody's Corporation, Consumers
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