FAFSA Application Forms

Posted February 7, 2011 – 1:20 pm in: Credit

In every college there are ways that prospective students can pay for their college education. The FAFSA financial aid system is one of the better ways that you can get the aid that you need.

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Does The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Apply On Medical Debt?

Posted January 3, 2011 – 10:55 am in: Credit

I receive email quite often asking me about medical bills and whether they are covered by the FDCPA or at what times the FDCPA applies? Will the FDCPA apply? Yes it will, but it also wont. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act third-party debt is the only type that is covered. To elaborate, I will go through the typical process of a medical bill and where your rights begin and end.

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Purchasing A House – Don’t Be Fooled By An Appraisal

Posted December 30, 2010 – 7:10 pm in: Credit

Lots of homebuyers incorrectly presume an appraisal of a house will be the ultimate authority on its current value. For the novice homebuyer, she or he unquestioningly accepts this house value as set in stone.

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How Long Will A Negative Mark Remain On Your Credit Report Part Two

Posted October 31, 2010 – 8:31 am in: Credit

In the first article in this set I spoke about how long different marks stay on your credit score. I mentioned that mistakes will be removed immediately, soft inquiries will have no effect, and hard inquiries can hang around on your credit report for two years. Late payments have the capacity to do way more damage.

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What Private Information Formulates My Credit Score?

Posted October 8, 2010 – 8:40 pm in: Credit

A credit score is a quantity between 300-850 that is used by mortgage lenders, merchants, and credit card companies to decide your line of credit, your interest fees, and additional vital financial information. 90% of the businesses and lenders that check into personal credit history use the FICO (Fair Isaac Company) credit data. The closer your FICO credit score is to 850 the better.

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How To Get Out Of Debt

Posted September 11, 2010 – 11:51 am in: Credit

Three steps to freedom form debt:

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Brighten Your Future With Credit Score Repair

Posted September 9, 2010 – 8:26 am in: Credit

There’s no denying that times are hard, and more and more people have found themselves in the unfortunate situation of having a bad credit rating. This not only affects your life now, but can also affect your life in the future. The whole world has been having economic problems so why should any individuals be made to suffer, just because you’ve lost your job or found yourself unable to pay your bills for a while it doesn’t make you a bad person does it?

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Five Tips For Improving Your Credit Score

Posted August 27, 2010 – 8:01 pm in: Credit

1. Get copies of your credit report -then make sure the information is correct.

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Don’t Let Bad Credit History Let You Down

Posted August 3, 2010 – 8:52 pm in: Credit

Unfortunately, in today’s financial climate, it is not unusual for anybody to find themselves struggling to keep their head above water. When your credit rating has dwindled to the point that you aren’t even sure if you’ll be approved for a payday loan, you know you’re in trouble. This is especially amplified by the fact that just about everything these days requires credit of some kind. So it’s not hard to see why people have started to equate their own personal value with whatever is stated by the credit companies. Some will even try bad credit lender as a solution.

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Pay Credit Card Debt Off The Right Way

Posted July 10, 2010 – 9:49 am in: Credit

It seems credit cards are the norm in today’s world. The problem is many individuals lose control and are not capable to make their installments, ending up with a huge amount of debt. When you find that you are in this circumstance, you almost certainly feel as though you will never get them paid. The appropriate way to pay credit card debt off is to make a checklist and decide which debts are a priority.

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Divorce And Credit Card Debt

Posted June 15, 2010 – 6:40 pm in: Credit

When a marriage comes to an end, it’s always a tragedy. Of course the rending of the family unit and the difficulty for the kids is the hardest thing about separating at divorce. But the difficulty of separating one house into two can be difficult and tedious to say the least. You have to go [...]

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Jury Awards $500,000 To California Couple In FDCPA Case

Posted June 13, 2010 – 12:10 pm in: Credit

Last month, Manuel and Luz Fausto won one of the largest collection awards documented in the last couple of years under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) against Credigy Services Corporation. A California jury awarded the Faustos $500,000 in damages caused from harassment by Credigy collectors. Of the sum, granted $100,000 was for actual damages the Faustos experienced, while $400,000 was in punitive damages, granted for malicious and reckless disregard of the couples rights. According to one of the Faustos lawyers, David Humphreys of Humphreys Wallace Humphreys, P.C., and the case stemmed from a debt on a Wells Fargo charge card opened in 1992.

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Discover The Truth About Your Personal Credit Report

Posted June 7, 2010 – 1:46 pm in: Credit

Were you aware your personal credit report can be the determining factor in your getting a job? Did you know your private credit report can cause your personal auto and life insurance rates to go up? Just for your information it can also stop you from being insured. Now did that get your attention? If [...]

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How To Improve Your Credit Score Pt. 2

Posted May 26, 2010 – 2:53 pm in: Credit

An additional thirty percent of your score is founded on your outstanding debt. Obviously, lenders have an expectation of you to use your credit cards, but they clearly want you to do so with caution. If you have three credit cards with a sum amount of $30,000 in available credit, they will examine how much of that money you are utilizing. In an unoriginal fashion, this is called your utilization rate. Don’t max those cards out! In fact, don’t even think about coming close to it!

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Credit Cards Help Medical Providers Cut Back On Collection

Posted May 1, 2010 – 12:16 pm in: Credit

It was revealed in recent news that in Michigan at some doctor’s offices, patients will need to present and use their credit cards before they can obtain any medical care. An internet based medical payment program that is fairly new allows medical providers to secure a credit card before medical help will be provided.

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