Deanna Templeton

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Deanna Templeton is a financial literacy advocate with 15+ years in the banking and consumer credit industries, including five years with FICO in their credit scoring division. She specializes in educating consumers on the importance of healthy credit management, and shares valuable insight on consumer credit and finance issues.

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A Foreclosure is Killing My Credit, What Do I Do?
A Foreclosure Is Killing My Credit, What Do I Do?
Foreclosures can do a number on your credit report, even for year... read more

April 12, 2013

Credit Score

A Debt Collector Came After Me for $8.97
A Debt Collector Came After Me for $8.97
We recently received a question from a reader who is looking for ... read more

April 10, 2013

Managing Debt

rebuild my credit
I Need to Rebuild My Credit, Where Do I Start?
We recently received this question from a reader who is looking f... read more

April 8, 2013

Credit Score

Can a Credit Report Error be Too Old to Fix?
Can a Credit Report Error Be Too Old to Fix?
A Credit.com reader recently wrote in with questions about errors... read more

April 3, 2013

Managing Debt

3 Little-Known Facts About Student Loan Debt
3 Little-Known Facts About Student Loan Debt
In June of 2010, student loan debt made headlines when it surpass... read more

March 14, 2013

Student Loans

7 Ways to Avoid Sabotaging Your Debt-Free Life
7 Ways to Avoid a Debt Relapse
Getting out of debt isn’t easy, but when you make that last... read more

January 30, 2013

Managing Debt