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Credit Score, Featured »

[17 Jun 2009 | One Comment | ]
Credit Score Chart: How To Interpret Your Numbers

A credit score chart answers the question “what is a good credit score?” Unfortunately, there is not a uniform answer to this question. Scores range between 300 and 850 with higher being better. While imperfect, a credit score chart will tell you whether your score is a good one or not.
The credit score chart given by various analysts agree that the cut off for excellent is either 770 or 760. Freddie Mac, Smart Money, and PBS�s Frontline all agree that 770 is the cut off for “A+ Credit.” Fair Isaac …

Featured, Mortgage Foreclosures »

[12 Jun 2009 | One Comment | ]
How To Stop Mortgage Foreclosure In 2009

Do you want to stop mortgage foreclosure? The number of foreclosures jumped 81 percent in 2008. Washington is trying to help with homeowner assistance programs to keep people in their homes. But, if you want to stop mortgage foreclosure, you are going to need to help yourself first.
Many homeowners are not aware that they can stop mortgage foreclosure on their own. But you can save your house. In most states, you can redeem your home up to an hour before it goes to auction. So, being able to line up …

Debt Management, Headline »

[10 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Consolidating Credit Card Debt: 4 Options For Getting Out Of Debt

Have you considered consolidating credit card debt? If high interest rates on multiple cards is killing you, this might be an option for you. When you go about consolidating credit card debt, you get one lower payment per month.
There are four ways to go about consolidating credit card debt.
1. Take out a home equity loan. A home equity loan is a second, third, or even fourth against the value of your home. You pay off all of your credit cards and secondary debt and make one payment to the bank. …

Debt Management, Featured »

[5 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
How To Get An Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loan

An unsecured debt consolidation loan is also called a personal loan or a signature loan. When you have a number of smaller, high interest loans, it makes sense to contact a lender about a personal loan. This way, you can pay off all of your bills in one fell swoop and then make one payment each month to a bank. This is what an unsecured debt consolidation loan can do for you.
There are two types of debt consolidation loans. The first is the home equity loan. This means that you …

Debt Management, Featured »

[3 Jun 2009 | One Comment | ]
Becoming Debt Free: What Would It Mean To You

What would becoming debt free mean to you? Would it give you a sense of relief and freedom that you weren’t living with a figurative gun to your head? Would it mean that you could easily spend your available money on the things you wanted without guilt? Think about what becoming debt free would mean to you.
Keep that image in your head of what becoming debt free would mean, because you are about to make some hard choices. If you don’t keep the freedom image, you may want to give …