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Susan Tompor: Consumers can fix credit themselves
Want to uncover the secrets for fixing a bad credit score? OK. But before you make any move, stop and ask how much is this miracle cure going to cost me? Should you really be spending $800, $900 or $1,000 on an education plan to clue you into credit-repair fixes? How could that add 100 points to your score anyway?
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Set goals, create plan to fix credit
Q. I have bad credit with my bank, and I'm making payments on what I owe, but I still have no credit. What credit I have is bad because I am so young, and I have hardly anything in my name. What's the best way for me to establish credit?
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I'm young and have bad credit. What do I do?
Dear Debt Adviser,I have bad credit with my bank, and I'm making payments on what I owe, but I still have no credit. What credit I have is bad because I am so young, and I have hardly anything in my name. ...
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Is Dust on Your Credit Card a Bad Thing?
Some debt-laden consumers go to extremes to let their credit cards cool off. Quite literally. Some exile their cards in an icy "lock box" in their freezer. It's believed that in the time it takes the ice to melt, the urge to spend will have passed. That's usually a fix for someone who can't easily control their charging. But what about those consumers who put a figurative freeze on credit card ...
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It's time to lift the foot from the economy's windpipe
This column listed a few simple things yesterday that the Coalition could do to create jobs and help fix the economy (while improving its poll ratings) within the limits of its deficit reduction programme....
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This Week in Credit Card News
Why Are Credit Report Errors So Hard to Fix? A study by the Dispatch found flaws in the data collection and dispute resolution processes used by the credit bureaus with an error rate of around 30%. For consumers, this can mean months of frustration trying to get the mistakes corrected and many people may be ...
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The Morning Fix: Bad 'Luck' for Time Warner. Comcast earnings up.
Time Warner and Comcast earnings. A fire at Tyler Perry's studio complex.
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Google Wallet: A year of failure, and how to fix it
Google has dragged its feet on Wallet for a year now. It's time to put up or shut up.
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Dispatch Investigation | Credit Scars: Bad judgments
Anne Vitale wasn’t alarmed when she first discovered a court judgment for an unpaid payday loan on her credit report. She thought, “I can fix this.” All that was needed was a little common sense to see that the debt was not hers. Also in her favor: She’s a lawyer who knows her way around the legal system. But neither could help her repair her damaged credit report.
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Bad credit's double-whammy on car payments
If you have bad credit, you probably know who you are.
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