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Managing Credit Cards to Raise Your Credit Score
18 July 2005 "Two years ago I had terrible credit, and you were kind enough to steer me to a credit card company that would give me a card. Now I have three cards, and my credit has improved some, but not enough?how do I manage my cards to earn the highest possible credit ... more...

Raise Credit Score by Paying Delinquencies?
December 21, 1998, Revised November 19, 2004 Many borrowers reason that since delinquencies reduced their credit score, paying off the delinquencies should raise it. When this doesn't happen, they wonder why. "My mortgage broker said that my credit score was ... more...

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Credit Report
Credit Report A report documenting the credit history and current status of a borrower's credit standing, detailing a borrowers credit history including payment history on revolving accounts (eg. credit cards) and installment ... more...

Prime Rate
Prime Rate In North American banking, the prime rate is the interest rate a banks charge to their best or "prime" customers. Each bank will quote a prime lending rate. Many institutions quote prime rates established by large money center commercial banks such as ... more...

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Which Credit Card To Apply For? - Tips To Help You Choose
So many different choices for credit cards: 0% APR credit cards, travel rewards credit cards, 0% balance transfer credit cards, and cash back credit cards. Selecting the right card for the way you use your credit card can mean a big difference in your pocketbook. Use this quick guide to help you ... more...

Credit Basics: Choosing and Using Credit Cards
One of the most powerful financial tools that the modern technology has ever-produced is the credit card. And there is definitely no denying that a credit card is an extremely and overwhelmingly useful and powerful financial tool only if it used properly.This small and thin 'plastic' is now ... more...

Visa Credit Cards
These days, major credit card brands, especially MasterCard and Visa credit cards have become more than a necessity, making living without one very inconvenient. These credit cards are not only accepted almost everywhere in the U.S. but are even required to purchase goods and services, especially ... more...

How To Get a Low Interest Credit Card
Consumers often have the first credit card that they ever applied for, never really analizing how the interest rate affects their payments, but many other options exist and can help consumers decrease their payments and achieve financial stability.With interest rates on some credit cards rising to ... more...

Debit Cards: The Good and the Bad
Even if you write the check while waiting in line, it will take you forever to pay by check in most stores. They have to see your drivers license, write down all of your info, circle your address and then run it through the system. It isnt the stores fault. The need for all of the double-checking ... more...

Which Credit Card?
Bewildered by the sheer variety of debit cards and credit cards? Here is a breakdown of some of the main types of debit and credit cards available:Debit cardYou can use a debit card to buy goods and services. A debit card is very much like a cheque, unlike a credit card, you pay for goods straight ... more...

How your Personal Credit Score Helps Generate Capital
Generating capital for your business is highly dependent on your personal credit score. Your Payment History makes up 35% of your entire personal credit score. The other key indicators that make up your credit score are Length of Credit History, New Credit, Types of Credit Used, and Amounts Owed. ... more...

What You Need To Know About Credit Cards
What is a credit card? A credit card is a card that allows you to borrow money to pay for things. There will be a limit to how much you can spend called your credit limit. At the end of each month you can either pay off the whole of the amount you owe or make a minimum repayment. Other kinds of ... more...

Managing Credit Cards Effectively
Credit cards are almost a necessity in todays society. It has become harder and harder to get through life without plastic. If you want to make purchases over the Internet, guarantee a hotel room, or perform a wide variety of other financial transactions, a credit card is essential. And, the ... more...

How A Prepaid Debit Card Can Help You Rebuild Your Credit
Consumers today are up to their eyeballs in debt. And many people don't realize it until their good credit has been devastated.As a result, many credit repair agencies are popping up all over the internet, on television and in the newspapers making sweeping guarantees that they can erase your bad ... more...

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