Have you ever wondered what kind of impact a foreclosure, short sale, or bankruptcy would have on your credit score? Well, wonder no more…
According to a recent report from VantageScore Solutions, which is a credit scoring company created by the “big three” (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion), here’s what you can expect:
Short sale = 120-130 points
Foreclosure [...]
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This is a guest post from Adam Jusko, founder of IndexCreditCards.com, a credit card information site where you can compare credit card offers. Please consider following Adam on Twitter for quick credit tips and opinions.
As the founder of a website about credit cards, I’m sometimes asked by financial reporters what advice I’d give to people [...]
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As time goes by and taxpayers see less and less personal benefit from the bank bailouts, tensions are on the rise. People are starting to ask more and more questions. People are starting to question what caused all the problems we are facing today. People are wondering if there is another way, a better way.
I [...]
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A reader named Hannah recently wrote in to ask about current 0% balance transfer offers. It seems that she took advantage of a 12 month offer last November, and is now looking for another to extend her 0% promo period with a new offer.
Unfortunately, credit card issuers have gotten increasingly stingy with their offers over [...]
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This is just a quick note to let you know that there’s a new discount code out there for myFICO. Unfortunately, it’s only good through September 30th, so you have to hurry. Here’s the scoop…
Simply enter promotional code ‘FinancialHelp25‘ to get 25% off your purchase. Thus, if you’re interested in something like FICO Standard, which [...]
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A reader that I’ll call Mary recently wrote in with the following question about dealing with a collection agency:
We were in a horrible car accident last year and our car insurance just now paid the car towing company. This company turned our bill over to collection agency which listed this on our credit report. Now… [...]
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If you’ve followed this site for any length of time, you’re likely aware that I’m not a huge fan of debit cards. While I recognize that they can be quite convenient at times, debit cards simply have too many disadvantages for me to use one instead of a credit card.
In the past, my biggest concern [...]
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This is a guest post from Andy Jolls, a former FICO executive and founder of VideoCreditScore. If you like what you see here, please consider checking out his videos and/or subscribing to his RSS feed.
A few years ago, a friend of mine was engaged in 0% credit card hopping. She had accumulated $20,000+ in credit [...]
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I recently learned that Citi is removing the automatic travel insurance from their cards, effective September 1, 2009. If you’re anything like me, then I know exactly what you’re thinking…
“Travel insurance? What travel insurance?”
To be completely honest, I was vaguely aware of this coverage, but my card usage is primarily governed by one thing — [...]
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A couple of months ago, I wrote about the new Citi Forward card. In case you don’t recall, it’s a relatively new reward credit card that offers ThankYou points instead of cash back rewards.
While I much prefer cash rewards, the reward structure on the Citi Forward card is pretty attractive… You get five points for [...]
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