How New Credit Cards Affect Your Score
Your credit score gives potential creditors and businesses — whether it be mortgage lenders, car insurance companies, phone companies or even... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 12/11/14
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Your credit score gives potential creditors and businesses — whether it be mortgage lenders, car insurance companies, phone companies or even... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 12/11/14
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Students who complete state-mandated financial literacy courses in high school tend to have higher credit scores than those who receive no such... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 10/27/14
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Social media has come a long way since the early days of Facebook and Myspace. What started out as a virtual social playground for... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 10/20/14
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Even though the Federal Reserve has been keeping interest rates low since the 2007 financial crisis, that doesn’t mean all business owners are... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 10/9/14
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Credit commercials and advertisements on TV, radio and the Internet continually echo the importance of healthy credit. While you may have... read more »
By: Stefanie O'Connell • 10/9/14
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The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on a mission to give American consumers access to free credit scores. In the past, the... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 9/9/14
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These days no one can afford to blow off their credit score. You may think you’re a responsible consumer by sticking to cash and debit purchases,... read more »
By: Stefanie O'Connell • 5/30/14
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I have a 767 credit score. With a perfect score being 850, there’s obviously room for improvement, but I’m not too concerned about it. Here’s... read more »
By: Stefanie O'Connell • 5/16/14
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When you’re trying to rebuild your credit after a financial disaster, there are credit cards out there that you can qualify for. There are a... read more »
By: Ryan Moran • 5/2/14
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Your credit score is a number determined solely by actions that show a lender how responsible you have been with your finances. Some say the... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 4/22/14
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A credit score is calculated from many different aspects of your financial history. Aside from your payment history, credit card utilization, age... read more »
By: Ryan Moran • 4/19/14
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Your credit score is important for nearly every aspect of your life. Lenders, landlords and even employers all might consider your credit score... read more »
By: David Andrew • 12/26/13
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Your credit score has a huge impact on your finances. Lenders, landlords and even employers could look up your score as part of an application... read more »
By: David Andrew • 12/17/13
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Your credit report is extremely important to understand how to manage your finances efficiently. If there are public records on your credit... read more »
By: Benjamin Beckwith • 12/17/13
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The calculation of our credit scores has always been a bit of a mystery to many people. We know they are important when it comes to getting a... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 12/12/13
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We all know the banks and mortgage companies are being far more cautious about lending money these days. They seem to only want to lend to those... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 12/9/13
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When you think of factors that may affect your credit, you probably imagine things like missed payments, late payments, your credit-to-debt... read more »
By: David Andrew • 12/2/13
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Lately it seems there are more questions than answers when it comes to insurance costs. Although none of us has control over the way insurance is... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 11/28/13
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For many Americans, advance payment loans, sometimes called payday loans, are a way to pay the bills when they have run out of cash before their... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 11/16/13
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Your credit score is an estimate of your riskiness as a borrower. Lenders will look up this score to decide whether or not to give you a loan.... read more »
By: David Andrew • 10/25/13
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When you are going through a divorce, you need to protect yourself financially. If you do not plan right, there are a few problems that can haunt... read more »
By: David Andrew • 10/18/13
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In a perfect world, everything would go smoothly. In the real world, sometimes you get hit with a financial emergency. You could lose your job,... read more »
By: David Andrew • 10/8/13
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With a smartphone app for nearly everything these days, it is not surprising there are some that can help with your credit score. Many apps use... read more »
By: Mike Randall • 9/18/13
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If you want to increase your credit score, consider charging more to your credit cards. I know it sounds counterintuitive, but if you plan it... read more »
By: Laura Slawny • 9/6/13
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A smart consumer always keeps an eye on their credit score and maintains some degree of financial responsibility. In each country there are... read more »
By: Chris Burns • 9/4/13