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FTC’s new publication to help you!

The FTC has issued a new publication to help consumers understand how debt collectors attempt to collect old debts, along with their rights in these cases. “Time-Barred Debts: Understanding Your Rights When It Comes to Old Debts” provides information on … Continue reading

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Five factors that affect your credit score

Quick… without looking, could you name five items that affect your credit score? If not, get acquainted with the list below. 1. How you pay your bills (35 percent of the score) This is the most important factor; how you’ve … Continue reading

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How much time is left on your credit?

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a consumer protection law designed to regulate the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs), put restrictions on what they can and cannot do, and assign rights to consumers with regard to their credit reports. Part … Continue reading

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CFPB outlines info-sharing guidelines for large FIs

Large financial institutions that are supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may not withhold documents that the CFPB has requested for oversight purposes, the agency said in recent guidance. The CFPB noted this standard applies to insured financial … Continue reading

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The shady credit agencies that run your life

Your credit score affects everything from job offers to home loans — and the way it’s calculated is deeply flawed By Lynn Parramore, Alternet (Credit: AP/Peter Dejong) Remember the old idiom, “Don’t become a statistic”? Well, you already are. The … Continue reading

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So how does credit repair work?

Improve My Credit USA helps clients take on their credit by disputing the inaccurate, untimely, misleading, biased, incomplete or unverifiable negative items from their credit reports. Our service uses targeted disputes based upon the Fair Credit Reporting Act in an … Continue reading

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How to reduce your debt

Once you have opened your new credit cards we can pump up your credit improvement efforts significantly or you can become your own worst enemy. These new little credit cards can easily make a difference of one hundred points in … Continue reading

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Predicting Personal Behavior

Next Frontier in Credit Scores: Predicting Personal Behavior By SCOTT THURM Do you know your Medication Adherence Score? Fair Isaac Co. thinks it does. The company that created the FICO credit score is branching into new territory, assembling disparate data … Continue reading

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Credit Laws May Not Apply to New Scores

Credit Laws May Not Apply to New Scores By SCOTT THURM Credit scores are regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which requires businesses to tell you when they are using information from your credit report. The law mandates that … Continue reading

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Student Loans – Is credit restoration possible?

Student loans are an interesting animal when it comes to credit restoration. There are no statutes limiting the collection of them and the longer you ignore a bad situation involving them, the worse that situation gets. Fortunately, there are things … Continue reading

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