Archive for August, 2006

Students: Tips to make your credit card work for you

As a student you need to worry about one thing – debt, especially credit card debt. Being in debt has become a way of life for a majority of Americans, and we begin young – you’re just out of high school and if you want to study any further, you need loans and have to [...]

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Credit cards: Is the more is good theory true?

There are quite a few things about credit ratings that can confuse a person. For example, you have a high FICO score and you open a new credit card account with a bank, should you close any older account that you already have with the same bank if you want to maintain your high [...]

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Is Your Home the Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Variety?

To reduce the number of foreclosures in the Taunton-Attleboro area, Massachusetts, Pro-Home Inc., a non-profit group is counseling homebuyers before they get into trouble. The group is trying to help homeowners facing foreclosure navigate their way through the crisis.
According to recent statistics, foreclosure figures in Massachusetts have shot up in the past few months. [...]

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Got a Credit Card Offer? What Does The Fine Print Say?

You were probably one of the recipients of the more than 6 billion credit-card offers that were mailed to Americans last year. With so much competition for your attention, credit-card companies are coming up with new come-ons to entice you toward their piece of plastic. A word of advice – don’t get distracted by those [...]

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