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What You Buy Affects Your Credit

michaelhaberle — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:37:37 GMT

What You Buy Affects Your Credit

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filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Score

As credit card companies continue to tighten their lending standards on card users, some are using purchasing data -- gleaned from millions of card transactions processed daily -- to weed out who may or may not be good credit risks.

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Don't be Fooled by Discover's 'Cash Over'

bethpinsker — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:54:08 GMT

Don't be Fooled by Discover's 'Cash Over'

posted: 7 DAYS 5 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit Cards

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Discover claims that Cash Over is a great way to avoid ATM transaction fees and combine two trips without any surprises. But for most credit card users, this is almost as bad as using your credit card for a cash advance.

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Pay Only Half Your Credit Card Debt

bethpinsker — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:58:32 GMT

Pay Only Half Your Credit Card Debt

posted: 15 DAYS 3 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit Cards

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Credit-card companies are realizing it's better to get something than nothing. Some credit card companies have changed the rules and are giving front-line customer service reps the right to cut your principal balance, as well as interest and penalties, if your balance is past due.

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Even Smart People Make Credit Mistakes

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:58:02 GMT

Even Smart People Make Credit Mistakes

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So you think you're a good credit card holder? You might have the virtue of a nun, but the credit card issuers will still find a way to to take a swipe at you. Here are six things that even regular paying cardholders should look out for.

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High Credit Score Increases ID Theft Risk

michaelhaberle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:21:23 GMT

High Credit Score Increases ID Theft Risk

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filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score

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Having a high credit score makes it easier -- and cheaper -- for you to borrow money, but a high score also makes it easier for identity thieves to secure stolen credit in your name. Read on to learn more about a disturbing new report from credit-report provider Experian.

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The Best Credit Card Perks Left Today

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:54:09 GMT

The Best Credit Card Perks Left Today

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Here's the scoop: the airline industry and credit card companies have promised more perks to help consumers save money. However, when our fellow WalletPoppers Andrea Chalupa and Todd Pruzan talked with Mr. Credit Card of AskMrCreditCard.com for Walletpop Radio, another strategy came to light.

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Time to Schedule a Credit-Card Checkup

toddpruzan — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:20:15 GMT

Time to Schedule a Credit-Card Checkup

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filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score

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If you haven't requested a copy of your credit report for mistakes recently, or contacted your creditors about your rewards points, it might be time for an annual review of your credit cards. Read on to find out the benefits and how to make a check-up work for you.

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Carnival of Money: Roadmap to Money Health

Tue, 26 May 2009 19:17:57 GMT

Carnival of Money: Roadmap to Money Health

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Are you in a money rut? Or do you miss shopping and need help sticking to your resolution to save? Walletpop has rounded-up a some of the best money-advice blogs out there. Consider this your roadmap to money health.

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A Newsman and His Housing Crisis

toddpruzan — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:34:56 GMT

A Newsman and His Housing Crisis

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filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Fraud, Loans, Mortgages, Recession, Refinancing, Retirement

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Edmund Andrews wasn't just reporting on the unfolding subprime-mortgage crisis -- he was also living it. The New York Times's economics writer and the author of the forthcoming Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown talks to us about how and why he got tripped up by a deal that was too good to be true.

"I have no one to blame but myself for my woes," Andrews tells us. "But it is too easy to snarl in contempt at homeowners who got in over their heads in the housing bubble. I've seen too many people who really were duped by the system, and I've learned too much about how corrupt the system itself had become."

Read on for more of our exclusive interview.

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Obama Signs Credit Card Reforms into Law

Fri, 22 May 2009 20:34:22 GMT

Obama Signs Credit Card Reforms into Law

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President Barack Obama signed new credit card rules into law Friday. Finally consumers will get the protection they need starting as early as August.

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