Call For Action: Getting The Perfect Credit Score

Your credit score says a lot about who you are. Do you know how to make it sing your praises? ...

Comment on Job-seekers, employers take sides on value of credit histories

Bull spit. You're credit history should not be information you are required to disclose in order to obtain most jobs. If you work at a bank and decide credit, maybe. If you are applying for a job as a carpenter. Absolutely not. Bad stuff happens to good people all the time and using this a disqualifier is just not right. Will they want to start monitoring your score as well?. . .just to find out ...

Best Cards You Can Get With a Mediocre Credit Score

NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Premium rewards cards and low annual percentage rates are typically reserved for the credit elite, but growing competition has led many issuers to widen their target market. That means credit card holders with so-so credit -- scores between 650 and 699 -- don't need to resort to using a subprime product to improve their score. We talked to experts to find out which cards ...

TRUE CONFESSIONS: I Was Earning $100K And Had A Really Low Credit Score

As you may know I have recently turned my financial life around, it is by no means perfect but it is on the right path.

Fixing your credit score - starting with paying off debt - isn’t quick, but it’s crucial

You didn’t get into a credit mess overnight, so don’t expect to get out of it quickly. Although it will take time to bring your credit score up, don’t let that deter you from getting started on your New Year’s resolution. You won’t vault from the depths to the top of the heap in a few months, but you can make significant gains. Making the effort should help you get your overall finances in order ...