Fixing Errors In Your Credit Report
Errors in your credit report can be costly and can interfere with your finances and your life. Learn how to correct credit report errors here.
How Does Closing a Credit Card Account Affect Your Credit Score?
Closing a credit card, and increasing your debt-to-credit ratio, may show the lender that you are having difficulty handling your debts.
Cash Back Cards Vs. Airline Rewards Cards – How Much Is A Mile Worth Anymore?
Cash back cards pay at least 1 percent and some have tiered purchases where on certain purchases you can earn 2, 3 or 5 percent back.
How Many Credit Cards are Too Many? What it Means To Your Credit Score
The question about the number of credit cards and the effect on your credit score is unanswerable with certainty, only with assumptions.
Can Mobile Accounts Be Protected With a Credit Card?
Account holders should consider linking their mobile accounts to a credit card until carriers’ contracts and state laws offer more security.
Using Credit Cards to Cut the Cost of Gas – Five Cards That Can Save You Money
With financial experts predicting that gas prices will hit $5/gallon in the future, many people are looking for ways to cut the cost of gas.
How to Detect Fraud on Your Credit Card Account
It’s imperative that you monitor your own credit card account and recognize how to detect fraud.
A Classic Financial Mistake for Women
One typical financial mistake for women is only having credit that is shared with a spouse.
Credit Card Transparency
The Know Before You Owe campaign tries to improving credit card transparency by simplifying the agreements credit card users must sign.
Do You Know Today’s Credit Card Rules?
In 2009 Obama signed into law a new set of credit card rules that protect consumers from unfair and predatory practices.
Hidden Costs of Credit Card Balance Transfers
Credit card balance transfers can help you to pay off higher interest debt faster. However, be aware of the potential drawbacks.
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