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More than a dozen credit unions and partners nationwide are increasing their member benefits amidst rocky shifts in the banking industry. NorthCountry FCU is the latest to launch Credit Karma’s Free Credit Score for Members Services, exclusively offered to members through their online banking site … [Read more...]
We received two questions about tax liens recently, and it give me the opportunity to check in and see how the IRS’s initiative to give taxpayers a “fresh start” after they’ve paid off tax liens is working. My credit scores are 730, 723 and 728 but I have a tax lien filed … [Read more...]
This is something all of us are worried about- Credit scores. This is a three digit number that can play havoc in our lives. We’re constantly worried about maintaining a decent score so that we‘re able to get a loan. Moreover credit scores are looked at by employers and home owners also. I … [Read more...]
A Credit.com reader recently wrote in with this question about rebuilding her credit score: Your information has been very helpful. I just pulled my three credit reports and have scores ranging from 576 – 587. I see that I owe a cable company bill for $211. Will it really help boost my score … [Read more...]
Once I heard someone saying “credit score are for people who aren’t a home owner yet”. Buy home and stop worrying about credit score. Well imagine what happened if you lose job before paying off debt and you are out of your sweet home. Be careful, financial disaster can strike … [Read more...]
A Credit.com reader asks: Does using your credit card to spend more money on a monthly basis increase your credit score at a faster rate? For example, if I just used my credit card to make thirty $10 purchases in one month, will that increase my credit score as fast as using that card to make thirty … [Read more...]
