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The Credit Crunch, Vol. 1: Five Useful Links

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:41:44 GMT

The Credit Crunch, Vol. 1: Five Useful Links

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

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• "Prepaid, but Not Prepared for Debit Card Fees": The New York Times
• "Credit Cardholder’s Bill Of Rights: Sooner Would Be Better": The Wall Street Journal
• "Investigating Old or Inaccurate Addresses on Your Credit Report and Why You Should": MasterYourCard.com
• "How to Improve Your Credit Score When Paying Down Debt": NoDebtPlan.net
• "Gen Y Faces Credit Hurdles": The Sydney Morning Herald

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Get Out of Debt the Casey Serin Way

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:14:31 GMT

Get Out of Debt the Casey Serin Way

posted: 160 DAYS 12 HOURS AGO

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Casey Serin, an infamous online entrepreneur we previously profiled at Walletpop, has come a long way on the dark road of how to get out of debt -- and he still owes $190,000. That's the amount left over after his crazy year of failing to "flip" houses in Sacramento, succumbing to foreclosures and divorce.

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New Measures to Protect Kids From Debt

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:37:02 GMT

New Measures to Protect Kids From Debt

posted: 161 DAYS 14 HOURS AGO

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Signing up for a credit card is about to become a lot harder on campus. Underclassmen once bombarded by offers of easy credit and free T-shirts may find themselves a little less popular among credit-card marketers, as a new law designed to curb the fees and penalties that credit-card companies charge consumers goes into effect.

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Meet 'The World's Most Hated Blogger'

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:42:01 GMT

Meet 'The World's Most Hated Blogger'

posted: 189 DAYS 16 HOURS AGO

filed under: Debt, Mortgages, Recession

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A young Uzbekistan expat who grew up in Sacramento eyeing the American dream, Casey Serin observed as a mighty wave of real-estate speculation swept over the state and the country. But when he tried to hang 10, he wiped out. Big time.

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We're Losing Sleep Over Credit-Card Bills

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:40:00 GMT

We're Losing Sleep Over Credit-Card Bills

posted: 204 DAYS 16 HOURS AGOcomments: 0

filed under: College Finance, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, IRA, Mortgages, Recession, Retirement

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More than two thirds of Americans are literally tossing and turning at night, worrying about high credit-card bills, mortgages, retirement, education and other costs, a new study shows. And insomnia only compounds their problems. Here, we explore some of the common causes -- and what even someone with high bills can do to get better rest.

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8 Credit Talks Couples Must Have

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:42:22 GMT

8 Credit Talks Couples Must Have

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filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Recession

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In any healthy relationship these days, it's necessary to have a difficult talk about credit. Before you and your significant other find yourself in conflict over money, there are eight issues about credit everyone needs to talk about. Read on to learn more.

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Credit Card Balances Fall for 8th Month

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:47:21 GMT

Credit Card Balances Fall for 8th Month

posted: 215 DAYS 8 HOURS AGOcomments: 0

filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Recession

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David Rogowski, AOL

Credit card balances continued their downward spiral in May, as recession-battered consumers chipped away at existing debt and refrained from charging purchases with the same gusto from a year earlier. It's the longest pullback on credit-card debt in more than 40 years. Read on for more about the news.

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Google Knows Your Credit Score

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:45:13 GMT

Google Knows Your Credit Score

posted: 218 DAYS 14 HOURS AGO

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

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The search giant has found yet another new and potentially lucrative way of segmenting customers for its advertisers. It's targeting users by their FICO scores.

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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

posted: 249 DAYS 12 HOURS AGO

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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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A Newsman and His Housing Crisis

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:34:56 GMT

A Newsman and His Housing Crisis

posted: 259 DAYS 14 HOURS AGO

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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