You ever see that show Hoarders on A&E? It’s about people who can’t seem to throw anything away. And I mean ANYTHING; some of these people have cereal boxes from 1985 tucked away in a corner somewhere. Now, I’m by no means a hoarder, but I do find that I have trouble throwing some things [...]
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Continue ReadingLet’s see how they’re feeling about credit repair once it comes to that… File this one under WTF: I was browsing my daily Google RSS feeds, and saw a link to a study in Science Daily that stated young adults between ages 18 and 27 actually get a self-esteem boost from having unpaid debt. Yup, [...]
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Continue ReadingThis Week in Credit News Latest data breach strikes at financial security “Citi says all of the customers whose information was stolen will receive a notification letter, and most of them will get a new card, although it has declined to say exactly how many. The bank says its enforcement division and authorities are investigating.” [...]
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Continue ReadingOften times, people who are looking for credit clean-up are left wondering what the best method is for getting their credit record back on track — aside from writing their 100th dispute letter, that is. If there credit score is already low, and they don’t have any open credit cards in good standing, building their [...]
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Continue ReadingWe’ve touched on temporary credit cards in this blog before, but in the wake of the massive data breach over at Sony – and with the “hackers” promising more on the way – I thought now might be a good time to reiterate why these can be a great tool for helping you protect your [...]
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Continue ReadingThis Week in Credit News Clearwire Dealers Say Credit Standards Dropped to Draw Users “Clearwire employees told distributors to sign up customers with credit scores below the company’s standard or bypass credit checks altogether, according to dealers including Joe Cruz and AK Kurji. Though the practice pulled in new customers, many soon left Clearwire, often [...]
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Continue ReadingHere’s a question we’ve been asked on more occasion recently, so I thought I’d address it in a blog post. Are you one of those lucky few individuals who received a company credit card to cover your business expenses? If your job requires a lot of travel time – especially air travel – it’s probably [...]
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Continue ReadingThis week in credit news Google Wallet: Safer Than Your Credit Card? “Google is so confident in the security of its Google Wallet service it even stated the security features “go beyond what’s possible with traditional wallets and cards.” In one sense, Lookout Mobile Security chief technology officer and co-founder Kevin Mahaffey, says this could [...]
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Continue ReadingWe’ve had this question pop up on more than one occasion with our clients recently, so I thought we’d cover it here. More and more consumers are strongly considering switching to paperless billing statements for their monthly credit card and bank statements. Instead of getting a paper bill in the mail each month, consumers instead [...]
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Continue ReadingWant any further proof that you aren’t as important as the rich and powerful in this country? According to reports from consumer lawyers and other legal documents, the 3 major credit reporting – Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion – have a super exclusive VIP list of their own; one that features everyone you’d expect to find [...]
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