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Facing financial hardship from COVID-19? What the credit agencies are doing to help you.

If you’re one of millions of Americans who have faced job loss or reduced income from the Covid-19 pandemic and are facing financial hardship, you may be worried that missing rent and other payments will affect your credit score. The good news is that at least for the near-term, your…

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Credit Score - 6 mins read

Holiday Hangover: Credit Card Rates Are About to Rise

The holidays often prompt consumers to rack up charges on their credit cards, leading to a January debt hangover. While that can be troublesome enough, carrying that debt is about to grow costlier. The Federal Reserve’s December decision to boost interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage point will translate…

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Credit Score - 3 mins read

Credit Invisible or Credit Unscorable – Which Are You?

Did you graduate from school and are you on your own for the first time? Are you in the military and did you just return from overseas deployment? Are you a recent immigrant to the United States? Did you and your spouse get divorced? If so, then like millions of…

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Credit Education , Credit Report , Credit Score - 6 mins read

Credit Card Balances Hurting Your Credit Score? Here Are 3 Quick Fixes

Nothing can be more frustrating than checking your credit scores and discovering they aren’t as strong as you think they should be, even though you pay your bills on time. For those with clean payment histories, the culprit bringing down their scores is often a formula that sounds like it…

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Credit Education , Credit Report , Credit Score - 3 mins read

Steps You Can Take to Gain Access to Credit and Financial Products

45 million Americans do not have a credit score – that’s one in every 10 adults! And it can happen to anyone – young adults on their own for the first time, military personnel returning from overseas, recent immigrants to this country, those who are widowed or divorced…and maybe, even…

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Credit Education , Credit Report , Credit Score - 4 mins read

An Inside View: How and Why RentReporters Works

Vishal’s credit score increased by 45 points, and as a result of his improved credit score, he was able to shop around and be approved for a home mortgage! College student Lindsay went from one of 40 million credit invisibles to having a credit score of 658, and now, she…

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Credit Education , Credit Report , Credit Score - 13 mins read

Personal Finance 101: What Is a Cash Advance?

So you need some cash, and you need it quick. Should you take a cash advance from your credit card? The process seems easy enough, but that may be part of the problem. Getting fast cash with a cash advance might seem attractive, but you’ll pay out the nose if you use this…

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Credit Education , Credit Score - 18 mins read

The Best Renters Insurance for 2016

What You Need to Know to Find Rental Insurance at an Affordable Price More people are moving to cities and just about every apartment building now requires you to have renters insurance. With the growing popularity of renting, I did the research to determine which companies are the best for…

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College , Credit Education , Credit Score - 3 mins read

Paying Back Your Student Loans

Do You Know Your Grace Period? When the time comes to pay back your student loans, there’s a lot to consider – like your grace period. And the grace period differs, as it’s based on the various loans you may have. So, where to start? First, you need to know…

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College , Credit Education , Credit Score - 10 mins read

When Does it Make Sense to Refinance or Consolidate Your Student Loans?

With interest rates hovering near all-time lows, we see commercials and ads for home refinancing all the time. By choosing a new loan with a lower interest rate and better terms, the experts say, you can lock in a lower monthly mortgage payment, extend or reduce your loan’s term, and pay less in…