Jan 18 2010

How the Credit CARD Act Affects Young Adults

The provisions of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 targeting youth and credit will be going into effect Feburary 22, 2010. President Obama is on a mission to reduce the availability to young consumers in an effort to solve a problem that hurts so many of us college graduates today – we graduate with too [...]

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Nov 27 2009

Perform Your Annual Financial Checkup For Free

Much like the need for an annual visit to your doctor it is always wise to give your financial health an annual checkup as well.
In the health report that your doctor gives you, the doctor alerts you to any potential health problems and gives you a diagnosis. Similar to a medical report, your financial reports [...]

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Jul 18 2009

8 Things That Do Not Affect Your Credit Score

A couple days ago, a friend asked whether checking his credit report would hurt his credit score. After telling him that it didn’t, I realized that there is a lot of information on what can hurt your credit score. What about the things that do nothing to your credit score?

The Types of Credit Inquiries
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