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[8 Apr 2010 | No Comment | ]

In today’s world, having a good credit score is very important. Not only does getting a loan cost less with a great credit score, but your credit score might mean the difference between whether or not you get a good job. If you’re young and don’t have credit or are looking to rebuild and improve your credit score, prepaid credit cards can help. Prepaid credit cards or debt cards allow to deposit money on a credit card and use the balance anywhere a credit card is accepted. 
So what are some …

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[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 …

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[29 May 2009 | One Comment | ]
How To Improve Your Credit Score: Play By The Rules

Many people wonder how to improve their credit score. There are many reasons why they might care about what is on their report. For one thing, access to credit depends on what your score is. You may not be able to get credit at all if your score is too low. So, here’s how to improve your credit score.
Many people advising you on how to improve credit score will have gimmicks and tricks to make short term jumps. Unfortunately, these don’t tend to work. The credit agencies aren’t stupid. They …

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[22 May 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
FICA Score: A Number That Is Hard To Get

You should demand to get your FICA score as soon as possible.
Why? Because this key credit number can determine how much you pay on your house, what your insurance rates are, and even whether you get a job, it is important to know what it is. But, even though you can get free credit reports, in order to access your FICA score, you have to pay a fee.
That’s just wrong.
When Congress authorized the bill to require that the credit bureaus give one free credit report per year, they overlooked a very …