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Thumbs up for FICO revision - Baltimore Sun

2 Oct 2008 at 9:17pm
F air Isaac Corp. is revising the formula for its widely used FICO credit score for the second time in a year. This time, the company seems to have gotten it right. Last week, the company said it would restore “authorized user accounts” when it …

Key is to pay bills on time - Baltimore Sun

2 Oct 2008 at 9:46pm
A good credit score matters a lot now if you’re in the market for a home loan and don’t want a 10 percent interest rate. Lenders are much, much pickier than they were before being hit by the foreclosure wave. Two years ago, a 620 FICO score was …

Ulzheimer: Why the ‘Debt Settlement’ Business Is a Scam - CNBC

8 Oct 2008 at 3:59am
John Ulzheimer is a nationally recognized credit expert and contributor to On the Money. Learn more at Credit.com or JohnUlzheimer.com . Q. There are several companies offering to cut your debt in half and make one low monthly payment. If you are …

Credit Crunch Takes Its Toll on Ozarks Residents - KSPR.com

2 Oct 2008 at 8:20pm
The $700 billion bailout plan has been passed by the senate; the house is next. But that’s all happening in Washington, so you may be asking yourself, how does it impact me? KSPR did a little digging and found out loans may soon be a thing of the …

Lenders going on the defensive over loans - Catholic Online

6 Oct 2008 at 11:54am
The Record (Hackensack N.J.) (MCT) - Credit cards are tougher to get, even if you have a pretty good credit score. New car financing is harder to obtain. And don’t even think about auto leasing. The financial crisis is increasingly being felt by …

Your credit report :: - Chicago Sun-Times

6 Oct 2008 at 9:45am
You’ve got a right to get a free copy of your credit report — but figuring out just where to go to get it can be tricky because of a proliferation of similar-sounding Web sites on the Internet. The official Web site mandated by Congress is www …

New Financial Recovery DVD Helps Consumers Successfully Manage … - PR.com

7 Oct 2008 at 5:12am
Consumers who find themselves among these daunting statistics now have a valuable resource available to help them better manage their financial crisis. Miami, FL, October 07, 2008 –( PR.com )– According to a recent report issued by the Mortgage …

Worry mounts for credit-starved US economy - Raw Story

7 Oct 2008 at 5:19am
The credit crunch started as an obscure phenomenon in the financial sector, but as the crisis worsens, the impact on workers and businesses is causing growing alarm in the United States. With banks unwilling or unable to loan money, and capital …

Wal-Mart Technician Wins TMCSuperTech2008 - Forbes

2 Oct 2008 at 9:07am
David Bryan Lewis Defends His Title, Wins Top Honor for Second Year NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — David Bryan Lewis of Wal-Mart Transportation in Sutherland, Va., successfully defended his 2007 title as the nation’s top heavy …

Credit freeze chills Chicago - Crain’s Chicago Business

4 Oct 2008 at 10:45am
The choking credit market is causing pain in just about every nook of Chicago’s economy, squeezing businesses and consumers alike. From manufacturers to car dealers to big publicly traded firms, companies that rely on borrowed money to buy inventory …

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