Call it the mortgage mess, the housing slump or the credit crunch. In any case, it's been a one-of-a-kind financial crisis, whose tentacles reach far and wide. People are losing their jobs, homes—or both. Managing one's credit and debt has become a high-stakes, high- anxiety balancing act. Our special report can help you deal with it.
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If you’re one of the many American’s with bad credit, a credit repair service probably sound pretty appealing. But can they really fix your credit? The short answer is no. Here's why.
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Putting all your debt it one basket may seem like a good way out. If you do go that route, do so sooner, rather than later and beware of these common mistakes.
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If your credit rating is less than worthy, there are steps you can take to redeem yourself. First and foremost, start making payments on time. Follow these other steps to respectability.
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Is it practical or even possible in modern day America to eliminate debt entirely? It just takes discipline, sacrifice and a more liberal definition of what constitutes personal debt. Here's what we mean.
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A confluence of factors are making mortgage lending particularly difficult these days and the problem is particularly troubling for refinancers who are looking to get out from under their adjustable-rate or interest-only loans.
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Managing a credit card account can become a lesson in the school of hard knocks for high school and college students. So get smart by following these rules.
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