Archive for April, 2009
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/financing/chi-mortgage-loan-down-payment-credit-score,0,1485375.storycid=1340163607ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNEdl1RGe4A7bsros1uGVF9Yiot23QMortgage loan now requires higher down payment, bcredit score/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fChicago Tribune,nbsp;United States/font/fontbrfont size=-1By Ilyce R. Glink | thinkglink.com You may think that having a bcredit score/b of at least 700 and a down payment of almost 5 percent will help you buy a home in this home buying environment. But lenders have tightened bcredit/b requirements for obtaining a b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/04/22/ap6323576.htmlcid=1339206077ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNENLwg4OZGFQqX7E_jeXgUdyUMh6QInsider Qamp;A: Cracking your bcredit score/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fForbes,nbsp;NY/font/fontbrfont size=-1AP , 04.22.09, 01:02 PM EDT Your bcredit score/b can be the key not only to buying a house but also to getting a car or even a job. Barry Paperno, consumer operations manager with FICO, talks about how his company arrives at the bscore/b and what consumers b…/b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-1fd=Rurl=http://ecommerce-journal.com/articles/14855_why_can_credit_card_cancellation_damage_your_credit_scorecid=1339206077ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNE7mh4Xt_QwlodKiUb0K5A11gk7KQWhy can bcredit/b card cancellation damage your bcredit score/b?/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrEcommerce Journal/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-2fd=Rurl=http://consumerist.com/5223240/hsbc-canceled-my-card-due-to-inactivity-and-ruined-my-fico-scorecid=1339206077ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNFk21ESaYSA160DV7Uo2vZNd9y0qAHSBC Canceled My Card Due To Inactivity And Ruined My FICO bScore/b!/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Consumerist/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?ie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1339206077hl=ennobrall 3 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090424/OPINION04/90424013/-1/SPORTS12cid=0ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNFFYIx6meOMc14JoIbVEJPYROaGTQToday#39;s Inbox: bCredit/b Cards: How is one#39;s bcredit score/b measured?/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fDesMoinesRegister.com,nbsp;IA/font/fontbrfont size=-1The mystery of how the almighty bcredit score/b is calculated. Nobody seems to know. Do you use your bcredit/b card or don#39;t use your card? If you don#39;t use your card, the company cancels it. If you don#39;t use it enough, the company reduces the limit? b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.autoloandaily.com/breaking-news/1490-national-credit-education-week-reminds-consumers-how-a-credit-score-affects-car-loans-and-leasescid=0ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNEC1QQwKREQS0gL-WwTPEKPDBYLhgimg src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=qfoQKb41sV4Jimgurl=www.autoloandaily.com/images/stories/credit%2520report%2520picture.jpg width=80 height=36 alt= border=1brfont size=-2AutoLoanDaily.com/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.autoloandaily.com/breaking-news/1490-national-credit-education-week-reminds-consumers-how-a-credit-score-affects-car-loans-and-leasescid=0ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNEC1QQwKREQS0gL-WwTPEKPDBYLhgNational bCredit/b Education Week Reminds Consumers How a bCredit/bb…/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fAutoLoanDaily.com,nbsp;FL/font/fontbrfont size=-1By Liz Opsitnik bCredit/b is important in so many of our financial decisions. The better your bcredit score/b is, the less you#39;ll spend to borrow money. And most Americans need to borrow money to buy things like houses and cars. With regards to car loans, b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-credit-card-report-042309,0,7899899.storycid=0ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNGTVX-9EVG82qvZBA6RPeUPIYWpcAbCredit/b card misuse affects bcredit score/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fWQAD,nbsp;IL/font/fontbrfont size=-1quot;The most damaging aspect of your bcredit score/b would be your payment history. It makes up about 35% of your bcredit score/b.quot; If you do find that you are over your head in bcredit/b card debt, Consumer bCredit/b of the Quad Cities suggest that you call the b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/43547212.htmlcid=1339832834ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNGIJFm-NH3H3g4ccwi560NGgMXljwOne late payment can wreck bcredit score/b for years/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fKOMO News,nbsp;WA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Pay a few hours late and your bcredit/b card company can slap you with a late fee. But in most cases, you have to be at least 30 days late in paying a bill before the lender reports you to the bcredit/b bureau. When that happens, your bcredit score/b will take b…/b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-1fd=Rurl=http://www.shoppersource.com/articles/2009/04/23/news/042209buder.txtcid=1339832834ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNHdBJDV6SRfv_m32coVCouM_n92WA04-22-09 Fix Your FICO Part 8 “The Do#39;s And Don#39;ts During The Loan b…/b/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Shopper Online/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-2fd=Rurl=http://www.sacbee.com/736/story/1806107.htmlcid=1339832834ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNG-H8qUSWBUy7c8lQ3EwmYMIXBrogbCredit/b scoring agency offers online help to homeowners facing trouble/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrSacramento Bee/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?ie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1339832834hl=ennobrall 4 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.montereyherald.com/business/ci_12207658cid=0ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNHJHtfgJlK65dCNge-CKnuWC4FTWwBriefs: bCredit score/b seminar at Intero/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMonterey County Herald,nbsp;CA/font/fontbrfont size=-1Lee Lovejoy, senior business analyst with bCredit/b Technologies, Inc., and Galen Call, mortgage planner with Treehouse Mortgage, will lead a free seminar about quot;bCredit Scores/b and More: Everything You Need to Know,quot; from 10 am to noon Saturday at Intero b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1i-0fd=Rurl=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/04/19/college.credit.cards/%3Fimw%3DY%26iref%3Dmpstoryemailcid=1339502413ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNFyz3gFszsGtrC7YGIFRaRNhpoNkAimg src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=FbHivnk8L_EJimgurl=i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/04/19/college.credit.cards/art.college.credit.cnn.jpg width=80 height=60 alt= border=1brfont size=-2CNN International/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p13s01-wmgn.htmlcid=1339502413ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNG-5H-M7bBqXqAxPUOUMSTp6-uzzQSteps to get your first bcredit/b card/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fChristian Science Monitor,nbsp;MA/font/fontbrfont size=-1The key to landing a bcredit/b card with a good interest rate is to start with a good bcredit score/b. To do that, Sallie Mae#39;s Erica Eriksdotter says you#39;ll need to build a payment history on your bcredit/b report. If you make on-time payments on bills for b…/b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-1fd=Rurl=http://www.dailyfreepress.com/using-credit-for-credits-unwise-study-says-1.1727754cid=1339502413ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNHUeqBIwI7JFIuTrnEych6Q8K2cbwUsing bcredit/b for credits unwise, study says/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrDaily Free Press (subscription)/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-2fd=Rurl=http://blogs.app.com/inthemoney/2009/04/22/survey-college-students-average-46-credit-cards/cid=1339502413ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNEMMLDLGQGxmsHUwK5XVBUnhP-uvwSurvey: College Students Average 4.6 bCredit/b Cards/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrAsbury Park Press/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-3fd=Rurl=http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/sandberg-keep-cancel-card-after-debt-paid-off-1377.phpcid=1339502413ei=_NzxSbOFJ4OSggPPjZn7Cwusg=AFQjCNFxzH62eYZJUYBn1nTCx7viO8h7SwKeep that first bcredit/b card after you#39;ve paid off your debts/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrCreditCards.com/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?ie=ISO-8859-1ncl=1339502413hl=ennobrall 31 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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