What is Debt-to-Credit Ratio? A Guide to Credit Utilization
Financial terminology can sound like a secret language, and sometimes it makes me feel as if I just walked into an economics lecture. When... read more »
By: Eric Bank • 9/3/24
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Financial terminology can sound like a secret language, and sometimes it makes me feel as if I just walked into an economics lecture. When... read more »
By: Eric Bank • 9/3/24
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The Tally app aims to help consumers with outstanding debt strategize paying off their credit cards more efficiently. Tally users... read more »
By: Jon McDonald • 10/14/21
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Already approaching 7.5 billion halfway through 2017, the world population is projected to top the 8 billion mark around 2023. In the US alone, a... read more »
By: Brittney Mayer • 7/28/17
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Though few would be surprised to learn credit card debt levels hit their highest point of the last 15 years during the Great... read more »
By: Brittney Mayer • 3/30/17
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There’s no shame in not knowing financial jargon or not being sure how certain concepts work in the financial world. If you’ve never encountered... read more »
By: Linsey Knerl • 3/1/17
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As with many complex fields, a lot of jargon exists in the world of finance (because, you know, that’s what complicated subjects need — a lot of... read more »
By: Brittney Mayer • 1/4/17
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You’ve been reading BadCredit.org all year, working on paying off your debt as our how-to guides help you achieve financial freedom. Great job!... read more »
By: Logan Ladnyk • 6/11/15
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So you’ve got a little bit of extra cash and are wondering how to make the best use of it. Should you put it toward your long suffering savings... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 1/29/15
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Earlier this week Credit.com reported the top ten states with the most credit card debt. While Q3 data shows the average credit card balance... read more »
By: Stefanie O'Connell • 12/12/14
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Credit utilization – the percentage of available credit that has been borrowed – is the second biggest factor in determining your... read more »
By: Stefanie O'Connell • 11/11/14
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If you’re meeting someone for the first time and trying to come up with a topic for conversation, don’t bring up credit card debt. According to a... read more »
By: David Andrew • 10/27/14
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American consumers are still addicted to credit, buried in debt and embarrassed about it, according to recent data published by the U.S. Federal... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 10/6/14
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Debt Quencher is a no-nonsense program that helps you visualize your credit card debt and develop your very own payoff plan. Its... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 9/8/14
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A recent credit card debt study shows U.S. consumers continue to pay off credit card debt at a rate of $32.5 billion in the first quarter of... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 6/23/14
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The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure, or CARD Act, was ratified by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 1/13/14
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The middle class in American society has been dramatically affected by the recent credit crisis and subsequent economic challenges. The segment... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 12/30/13
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When my husband and I got married, we realized a few weeks after our wedding that between the two of us, we had approximately $45,000 in debt,... read more »
By: Erika Blaska • 10/2/13
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Credit card debt is becoming an increasingly large problem for young Americans. According to a recent study out of Ohio State, the current... read more »
By: David Andrew • 7/22/13
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It seems like common knowledge we should avoid debt. Each generation goes through the process of accumulating debt, struggling to pay it off and... read more »
By: Steven Tumulski • 7/11/13
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Many Americans are still in a tough spot financially. According to a recent survey, about one in four Americans has more credit card debt than... read more »
By: David Andrew • 6/20/13