New Credit Score Could Help Millions

Monday, September 19th, 2011

The request for credit measure help was direct, roughly desperate. A lady and her spouse had placed a "fairly large" good-faith deposition on a home. But then her credit measure fell from 626 to 619, only one indicate prudish of the minimum compulsory by the Department of Veterans Affairs to ...

Torabi: Get A Credit Card, Use It Responsibly!

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Today Money financial consultant Farnoosh Torabi assimilated us for a live Web talk Wednesday to answer your questions.Here’s one of her answers to questions from the live chat. (See next is to full QA and video of Farnoosh’s TV look this morning.)Raven asked: "I’m a singular mom of two, creation ...

Letter: Debt Is Ours To Keep

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Steve Kirby, AbileneA couple of years past, we listened a headlines story about a young college tyro who motionless she was ready to obtain a credit card. She was really astounded when the bank incited her down, adage she had already reached the credit confine on her other card. Surprised, ...

Should You Co-sign For Your Kid’s Credit Card?

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Would you co-sign for your youngster to obtain a credit card? Before you say yes, financial experts say ensure you're ready to pay up if your youngster doesn't pay the bill.College campuses have always been important targets for credit card companies,but the Credit Card deed of ...

The Hottest College Affinity Credit Cards: Penn State, Boston College Win Big

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Alumni associations do more than inundate your mailbox with pleas for donations. They moreover inundate your mailbox with pleas to obtain a credit card. And with great reason: final year colleges and universities done $73.3 million from the fees paid to them from affinity card issuers. Reflecting the on the ...