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The Case for "Alternative Credit"

Unless they are in trouble, most people don’t wake up in the morning thinking about credit. Not even me, and …

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Protect Your Elderly Relative From Credit Card Fraud

Since May is Older Americans Month, I decided to write about a topic that’s become a real issue in America. …

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Lenders Still Want Great Credit Scores for Mortgages

These days, many consumers are likely finding it easier to obtain many types of credit, as lenders have significantly slackened …

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Student loan debt has been in the news a lot lately as federal lawmakers grapple with the possibility of extending …

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Credit.com in the News

This week the experts from Credit.com contributed to a wide range of publications on subjects including identity theft, credit scores, …

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Ahead of its planned test run in two major U.S. cities later this year, the mobile wallet system being developed …

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Crowdsourcing the Student Loan Mess

For the record, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Hitler Youth. I point this …

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Why Credit Report Mix-Ups Can Be So Hard to Untangle

You’ve no doubt heard the advice many times: “Check your credit reports at least once a year to make sure …

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This Week in Credit Card News: New Travel Cards

This past week brought some good news, some bad news and some interesting news. The good news is that credit card …

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New Rules Let Troubled Borrowers Get a Mortgage Sooner

Are you one of the millions of consumers who opted to do a short sale on your home during the …

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