The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped in on Friday to help people who have prepaid Visa RushCards and can’t get … Continue reading Help For RushCard Holders
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Debt Collectors’ Big Lies And 140,000 Complaints A Month
Image Courtesy TaxRebate.org.uk It turns out debt collectors tell big lies. Surprised? And what about a debt … Continue reading Debt Collectors’ Big Lies And 140,000 Complaints A Month
Challenge Incorrect Info On Your Credit Report
by Alyssa Andrews What if a debt collection company incorrectly reports your debt to a credit reporting agency and then … Continue reading Challenge Incorrect Info On Your Credit Report
A Debt Settlement Company Offers to Help
by Alyssa Andrews We all try to avoid debt. But sometimes, some of us can’t help piling it on … Continue reading A Debt Settlement Company Offers to Help
If Chase Sold Your Credit Card Info
by Alyssa Andrews As a young adult in the last semester of college, what happens with my … Continue reading If Chase Sold Your Credit Card Info
Why Did The Bank Offer Me $25,000?
The offers keep coming and every time one hits my desk, I wonder if … Continue reading Why Did The Bank Offer Me $25,000?
Check Your Credit Report For Errors
by Barbara Nevins Taylor If you’re confused about the difference between your credit score and your credit report you’re … Continue reading Check Your Credit Report For Errors
How to Improve Your Credit
You can improve your credit every day. Your credit life is a living, breathing thing and it changes as … Continue reading How to Improve Your Credit
Yellow Brick Road of Zero Interest Credit
The offers sound great. Transfer a credit card balance and pay zero interest and then you find yourself on the … Continue reading Yellow Brick Road of Zero Interest Credit
Caught in College Loan Servicer Hell
by Christine Alexis College graduation is three months behind me and the glow is almost gone. My student debt looms … Continue reading Caught in College Loan Servicer Hell
Payday Lender to Refund $5 Million
If you ever felt strapped for cash and were tempted to take a payday, or short-term, loan, you know what happens … Continue reading Payday Lender to Refund $5 Million
GE Capital to Pay $225 Million
When a credit card company or bank wants to sell you things like “Credit Card Security” or “Debt Security,” be … Continue reading GE Capital to Pay $225 Million
Payday Lending Bullies
If you or someone you know is tempted to get a quick cash loan from one of the online companies … Continue reading Payday Lending Bullies
eBay Hack: Time to Change Your Password
If you use eBay, it’s time to change your password. It’s troubling that the company was hacked in late February … Continue reading eBay Hack: Time to Change Your Password
Medical Bills Drag Down Credit Scores
At some point a lot of of us discover that we owe a medical bill for something that we thought … Continue reading Medical Bills Drag Down Credit Scores
Warning About Mortgage Debt for Older Americans
You worked hard. You saved and like 80 percent of the 41 million Americans over 65 you own your home. … Continue reading Warning About Mortgage Debt for Older Americans