On the Money: Orman trying to change credit scoring

Suze Orman has an intriguing idea, but it comes wrapped in a flimsy package.

Credit care: Closing a store credit card might lower your score

Q: I am holding a store credit card for a store that no longer has physical stores; purchases may be made online only. I want to close that credit card.

Credit score focus of new celebrity-backed prepaid debit card

Credit score focus of new celebrity-backed prepaid debit card By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY The Associated Press Published Jan 14, 2012 04:32PM MDT New York • Personal finance media personality Suze Orman is thinking big. She is the first out of the gate in the fast-growing prepaid debit card market with a card that aims to help its users build a credit score. It is a gamble that could pay off, if it ...

Freshman helps turn around a struggling Riverbank

The roster says Olivia Luu is just a freshman, but Riverbank coach Tim Carnes still finds that fact difficult to believe. "Truth be told, Olivia plays and thinks at a level that makes you forget she's a freshman," he said. "A 4.0 student, a basketball IQ (to) rival the best in high school ... As for her weaknesses? We're still looking for one."