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Credit Unions Predicted as Next Major Lenders

While the nation’s largest credit card issuers have drastically increased the value and number of offers they send to consumers …

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Thanks to Gridlock, Tax Prep Loans Live to Fight Another Day

A political standoff in Washington is creating a loophole for lenders looking for new ways to continue offering loans that …

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The Center for Responsible Lending released a study today that documents a trend in American foreclosures that is startling, yet …

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Foreclosure Filings Spiked in August

Another day, another reminder that the foreclosure crisis is far from over. The number of foreclosures jumped 7 percent in …

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Want to know an easy way to make yourself a prime target for identity theft or collection scams? Apply for …

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Need a Payday Loan? Why Not Try a Bank?

For years, advocacy groups have bemoaned the steep fees and high interest rates of payday loans, which regularly wind up …

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Startup to Translate Financial Fine Print

Different members of the Credit.com news team spent time at Finovate this week, a convention for companies introducing new tech …

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Google Unveils Financial Search Tool

In case you missed the news in May, Google has a tool designed to make the tedious and sometimes bewildering …

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Snowballs Made Easy with the Debt Free iPhone App

Over the summer, I used credit cards to pay for things I’d ordinarily have used cash to purchase: vacation expenses, …

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Applying for Cable? Expect a Credit Check

We know that lenders check our credit to determine our eligibility for loans and our interest rates on loan products. …

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