Archive for August, 2007

Use Your Credit Card – Travel for Free

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

In continued attempts to entice new cardholders, credit card issuers have developed a large variety of credit card offers. Consumers now have access to just about every type of credit card they are looking for; many of which offer rewards. Travel reward credit cards are great for people who travel frequently for business or pleasure. [...]

Bad Credit Repair – Improve Your Credit Report and Raise Your FICO Score

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Have you been wondering how to fix your credit report score? Stop worrying about it and take control of the situation by monitoring your credit report score. If you have a low credit score, you can find out how to raise it by getting the free consultation the credit repair service has to offer you.

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FICO Scores

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Your FICO credit score is a numerical score derived from your financial activity over the life of your credit history. FICO credit scores change frequently with new activity in your credit report. It can range from a score of 300 to 850, with 850 considered excellent and 300 considered very bad credit. Your FICO score [...]

New College Students and Credit Cards

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

If you are about to begin college, you’ll find yourself bombarded with opportunities to apply for as many credit cards as you can handle. You’ll be offered t-shirts, visors, sun glasses, I even got a portable massager once. The problem is, you’ll probably be offered more than you can handle. Just as the tobacco companies [...]

When Not to Cancel Credit Cards

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

We have an article that details the benefits of canceling old, unused credit cards, but is this always a good idea? The answer to that is no. There are times when keeping a credit card line open is actually more beneficial to your overall credit health than closing it.

One occasion when you might want to [...]