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How To Get A Free Credit Report & What It Means To You

How To Get A Free Credit Report & What It Means To You If you are applying for a credit card, mortgage, car or personal loan, you should be familiar with the information included in your credit report. You are issued a number, known as a FICO score, which is

How To Dispute Problems on Your Credit Report

How To Dispute Problems on Your Credit Report

How To Dispute Problems on Your Credit Report While having your own home is an important part of your financial picture, too many people make decisions without thinking things over. Many people have what I would like to call a “pie in the sky” view of life. They tend to

Credit Score: Getting Your Bad Credit Rating Repaired

Credit Score: Getting Your Bad Credit Rating Repaired

Credit Score: Getting Your Bad Credit Rating Repaired Your credit score will mean everything in today’s society. It is something that creditors and banks will base on whether you are worthy to get approved for the loan you are applying for and it is also something that will determine your

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Fraud Alert: A New Tool To Protect Your Credit

There’s good news for anyone who worries that their financial information has fallen into the wrong hands. Consumers now have a new tool at their disposal; they can place a “Fraud Alert” on their credit file. Fraud Alerts help prevent anyone from opening new accounts in your name. They act

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Easy Steps To Maintain A Good Credit Score

Easy Steps To Maintain A Good Credit Score A good credit score can be an asset when you need it most. But if you don’t regularly monitor your credit status, your credit score can become a liability. Have you checked your credit report lately? By law, you are able to

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What Is Credit And How Is It Established?

A credit rating is simply someone?s assessment of how well you would be able to pay back money lent to you. Usually, that ?someone? is a credit reporting agency; however, creditors themselves will also make their own assessment, which is usually based on the score you receive from the credit

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3 Credit Report, Discover How To Improve your Credit Rating

This 3 credit report article was written to answer many of the most frequently asked questions, I hope you find all of this information helpful. A 3 credit report can be useful for a variety of reasons. There are three major credit reporting agencies: Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, and each

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Identity Theft – Straightening Out Your Credit In The Aftermath

Identity Theft – Straightening Out Your Credit In The Aftermath $1.48 billion, this is the total financial loss due to 1.4 million fraud reports the Federal Trade Commission processed in 2018. Identity theft, debt collection and imposter scam were the most common categories of fraud complaints. More than 167,000 users