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Credit Reports and Credit Scores
November 24, 2004 What Is a Credit Report? A credit report is a report from a credit bureau containing detailed information bearing on credit-worthiness, including the individual's credit history. A typical credit report includes the following: Personal information. ... more...

Are Authorized Users at Risk?
January 6, 2003, revised April 23, 2003 "In applying for a mortgage recently, I found that the interest rate quoted was for someone with poor credit, which surprised me. I have never missed a payment on a mortgage, credit card or other debt in my life. My credit report, however, shows ... more...

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Credit Score
Credit Score A single numerical score, based on an individual's credit history, that measures that individual's credit worthiness. Credit scores are as good as the algorithm used to derive them. The most widely used credit score is called ... more...

Equal Credit Oportunity Act
Equal Credit Oportunity Act (ECOA) Is a federal law that requires lenders and other creditors to make credit equally available without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status or receipt of income from public assistance programs. ... more...

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How Many Ways Do You Know To Get Rid Of Debt?
Debt management solutions are ways of getting rid of debts. There are many debt management solutions. The following are practical debt management solutions to consider.Replace your credit card with a debit card, this way you cannot accumulate fresh debts because youre spending are limited ... more...

Repairing Credit
Credit score repair involves techniques for removing negative items from your credit report. These are the exact same methods credit score repair clinics and attorneys may charge up to $3,500 to perform. It is also possible to outsmart creditors who are damaging your credit score.1. Many times the ... more...

Is the Credit Repair Business a Scam or Solution?
Despite the massive efforts of the credit reporting agencies to convince you otherwise, there are many credit repair companies that are no different than most other services. Like all industries, less-than-honest companies do exist and are damaging to their clients and to the credit repair industry ... more...

Accounts Receivable Factoring - A Viable Cash-flow Solution for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
The pace of change in todays business environment is inarguably staggering. Growth of e-commerce; changes to business structures; evolving relationships; changes to funding arrangements; access to capital and its sources. All occurring at increasingly exponential rates. Fast. The fact that there is ... more...

When You Are Eligible For A Free Credit Report
By Federal law, you are entitled to one free credit report per year directly from a credit-reporting agency only if you certify that:1. You are unemployed and seeking employment in the next 60 days.2. You are receiving public assistance.3. You believe there are inaccuracies in your credit report ... more...

Low Credit Score Mortgage Loans
Because credit scores are a huge factor in determining our approval for a loan and the interest rate received, many people put forth great effort in protecting their score. This involves paying bills on time, minimizing debt, and so forth. Of course, situations beyond our control may occur which ... more...

Read This Article if You Are Afraid That Your Mortgage Payments Will Go Up
One of the biggest and most likely the biggest investments you will ever make for you and your family is your home. Yet with flexible mortgage rates many are very worried that their mortgage payments will keep going up, past the point that they will be able to afford them and still live a ... more...

Getting a Cheap Mortgage Loan Online
Today, many people are heading online to find the best and cheapest mortgage. Understandably, everyone wants a low mortgage payment. A low monthly payment affords the opportunity to save money. For the most part, a cheap mortgage loan is determined by the loan amount and the interest rate. The ... more...

Royal Power Elite Family Trees and American Politics
Some complain that too many of the power elite family names keep showing up in American Politics and as heads of large multi-national conglomerate corporations. But is that a good thing or is it a bad thing? It makes sense to have a seamless communication system between business and government, but ... more...

Personal Debt Can Disappear When You Set up a New Business
I teach students how to set up a new business name on paper and then move their personal debt into the business name.This will dramatically improve your personal credit score and help you make money as a real estate investor.It's as simple as using my system to set up a new business name and ... more...

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