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Fraud affects millions of Americans every year, costing them millions of dollars and causing an untold headaches. It’s estimated that billions of dollars in productivity and time are lost due to fraud in the United States alone. Get to know how to protect credit from fraud. However, that’s not the worst of it. Fraud can […]

How Medical Debt Can Damage Your Credit When it comes to debt and your credit, all debt is not created equal. Some debt may have an extremely negative impact on your credit. Other types of debt may impact your credit very little, or perhaps not at all. Some types of debt could even potentially help […]

Trying to restore your damaged credit will often be a very time-consuming and frustrating process, especially if you have been attempting to overcome your credit issues on your own. While you can (and perhaps should) hire a professional credit repair expert to help you legitimately, you may also be tempted to take shortcuts along the […]

One of the worst credit myths you will come across is the concept that closing old credit cards is good for your credit. Consumers close credit card accounts for a variety of reasons. Some consumers will close an account because they are no longer using it. Another consumer might close his credit card accounts out of fear of running up a large amount of credit card debt. The next consumer might decide to close his credit card account because a promotional rate has expired. However,

Congratulations, graduate! All of those long nights of cramming, countless hours of studying, and an endless sea of stressful exams have finally paid off in the form of a degree. Yet before you rush off into the real world believing that the hard work is all behind you, there is another course you still need […]

Secured credit cards are one of the best options for buying a new credit card or for people with a low credit score.

Repairing Your Credit: Comparing Professional Help with DIY Methods A common question asked is whether professional credit repair is more worth it than DIY credit repair. Many people do it themselves, whereas others call a professional. Credit reporting errors happen and they occur probably a lot more often than you think. The Federal Trade Commission […]

The Dark Side of Credit Cards: How They Can Damage Your Credit Credit cards are a useful tool, but credit card debt is particularly insidious. Read below how credit cards can destroy your credit? Credit card debt affects millions of Americans every year, keeping their credit scores lower than they should be. People report having crushing […]

Debt Collectors It is no secret that unpaid debts can lead to a lot of problems – problems which have the ability to follow you around and make life miserable for many years. Yet although defaulted debts can haunt you for a long time in most cases these debts cannot haunt you forever. Consumer protection […]

Identity theft and data breaches are increasingly common threats to anyone who makes transactions online or shares their information with an online platform. Identity theft has evolved into various forms with fraudsters finding new ways to bypass security systems. Read this blog about data breaches on Facebook & LinkedIn. A 2019 report put the number […]

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Bad credit can leave you feeling stressed, embarrassed, and overwhelmed – three emotions which are not much fun to experience. In addition to making you feel horrible, bad credit can also be extremely expensive as well, causing you to be denied or to pay much more for even your basic needs of housing and transportation. […]