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Here's Why Applying for a Credit Card Hurts Your Credit Score

To understand why applying for credit hurts your credit score, you have to think of it from a lender's perspective.

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Here's Why Applying for a Credit Card Hurts Your Credit Score
credit score

Here's Why Applying for a Credit Card Hurts Your Credit Score

To understand why applying for credit hurts your credit score, you have to think of it from a lender's perspective.

Christine DiGangi

How We Paid Off Our Mortgage in 7 Years
mortgages

How We Paid Off Our Mortgage in 7 Years

A married couple in Sacramento shares their experience of paying off a 30-year home loan in just 7 years.

Christine DiGangi

How a Typo Can Derail Your Mortgage
mortgages

How a Typo Can Derail Your Mortgage

If any of these simple mistakes appear on your mortgage loan application, make sure to get them corrected swiftly.

Scott Sheldon

Can a Debt Collector Come After Me If I Never Got a Bill?
Managing Debt

Can a Debt Collector Come After Me If I Never Got a Bill?

If you never got a bill, how could it get sent to collections? And can you be reported as late for a bill you never received? We asked experts.

Gerri Detweiler

What Happens to My Debt If I Get a Divorce?
Managing Debt

What Happens to My Debt If I Get a Divorce?

You probably know that marital assets are separated during divorce, but do you know what happens to your debt?

Leslie Tayne

5 Credit Cards That Can Get You Into a New Car
non-partner cards

5 Credit Cards That Can Get You Into a New Car

Did you know that there are credit card rewards that help pay for the maintenance or even the purchase of a car? Here are six cards for car buyers.

Jason Steele

Help! Someone Took Out a Student Loan in My Name
identity theft

Help! Someone Took Out a Student Loan in My Name

Most victims of student loan fraud find out when they apply for a federal loan that they're denied because someone's already taken a loan out in their name.

Gerri Detweiler

How to Refinance a Jumbo Mortgage for Less
mortgages

How to Refinance a Jumbo Mortgage for Less

Jumbo mortgages traditionally cost homeowners more, but if you're looking to refinance a jumbo mortgage, you may have new options for better rates.

Scott Sheldon

Help! My Bank Reversed My Credit Card Dispute
Credit Cards

Help! My Bank Reversed My Credit Card Dispute

After getting a chargeback and a "final" resolution, a customer learns that a card issuer is reversing itself and letting the credit bureaus know.

Christopher Elliott

Is There a Statute of Limitation for My Student Loans?
student loans

Is There a Statute of Limitation for My Student Loans?

Is there a statute of limitations on your student loan debt? Finding out the answer isn't necessarily so easy.

Gerri Detweiler

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