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Credit Q&A: What Is a Good Score?

4:00 pm, January 06, 2012

How good a particular score is depends on what model you use to view it, but generally, consumers can get a good idea of how much of a risk a lender will consider ...

 

Dislike: How Facebook Can Hurt Your Credit

11:30 am, January 04, 2012

Social networks are now being used by some lenders to evaluate whether you’re likely to pay them back.

 

Credit Karma Now Offering Free Monitoring Service

12:10 pm, January 03, 2012

Those intent on improving their credit score in 2012 may want to take advantage of Credit Karma’s free credit monitoring service.

 

Credit Q&A: How Is My Credit Score Calculated?

3:30 pm, December 30, 2011

Credit scoring models, though some do vary, tend to look at similar categories. Here, we explain what they mean to you.

 

Companies Rate Consumers With New Scores

1:02 pm, December 29, 2011

In much the same way that credit scores predict how likely you are to pay your bills, a new generation of scores now rate the likelihood that you'll take your medications ...

 

Credit Q&A: Will the Start of a New Year Affect My Score?

3:30 pm, December 23, 2011

The new year may mark a fresh start in many aspects of a consumer’s life, but your credit score won’t be changed once 2012 is rung in.

 

3 Ways to Get a Free Credit Score

1:30 pm, December 19, 2011

MainStreet rounded up a few websites that will give you a free credit score before the new year.

 

Credit Q&A: Will Not Using My Card Hurt My Score?

5:00 pm, December 16, 2011

Having a credit card that you don’t use is more likely to have a positive impact on your score than a negative one.

 

New Credit Report Includes Rent-to-Own Contracts, Payday Loans

1:57 pm, December 13, 2011

CoreLogic’s forthcoming credit score attempts to make credit available to those who may otherwise be unable to get it, but will it really work as intended?
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Impatience Can Sink Your Credit Score, Study Finds

2:29 pm, December 12, 2011

New data from Columbia University and Stanford University suggests that people who are quick on the trigger emotionally tend to make bad financial decisions – and ...

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