The average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record
low of 4.71 percent this week, pushed down by an aggressive government
campaign to reduce borrowing costs.The
rate, published Thursday by Freddie Mac, is the lowest since the
mortgage finance company began tracking the data in 1971. More
This is an addenda to my recent rant on American Express "Leave Home Without It" article. I just got my statement with a "Notice of Changes to Your Account". If you have an American Express Card, you may be interested in the ways that company gets to unilaterally change their terms and increase your costs and reduce your options as their customer. More
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Q: Dear Debt Adviser,
I have paid off most of my credit cards in the last few months. I still
have a debt with one creditor for $23,000 that I have been paying on
time, and I always pay more than the minimum. I just received a notice
that the minimum credit card payment is going to be increased to 5
percent of the balance, starting in August. What should I do? More
You may have worried many times about what your score is, and how to keep it at the optimal level. Do you however, know how the credit bureaus interpret or calculate your score? This is why it's extremely important for you to pay your bills on time. Every time you are late with a payment, you are hurting your score. Your credit history accounts for 15% of your score. More
This Saturday I was awakened by a call from
American Express. Although they had not sent me a bill yet, they decided
I had to send them money right away. The pleasant Customer Service
Representative explained that American Express had decided my charges for this
month were more than they would allow, even though my account was current. More
With identity theft on the rise these days, most of us are already taking steps to protect ourselves. But did you know that there’s now a growing form of identity theft known as “medical identity theft” that can not only devastate victims’ finances, but also compromise their health, too. What is Medical Identity Theft? Why Should You Be Concerned? More
WASHINGTON – The days may be numbered for dozens of Internet-based companies that promise to quickly boost FICO credit scores by 200 to 300 points. Fair Isaac Corp., the developer of the widely used FICO score, soon plans to introduce key changes designed to derail schemes that transplant high-quality credit card histories into the files of people with low FICO scores. Kenneth R. More
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