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Do you have a long commute to work? Here's how commuting costs could affect you when you're applying for a mortgage.

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Can Your Commute Impact Your Mortgage?
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Can Your Commute Impact Your Mortgage?

Do you have a long commute to work? Here's how commuting costs could affect you when you're applying for a mortgage.

Chris Birk

What to Do When an Employer Wants Your Credit Report
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What to Do When an Employer Wants Your Credit Report

If you’re in the market for a job, you may know that some employers run credit checks before they decide to hire an employee. Here's how to prepare for it.

Abby Hayes

Forget the Target Breach: Medical ID Theft Is Even Scarier
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Forget the Target Breach: Medical ID Theft Is Even Scarier

If the massive wave of breaches suffered by retailing icons Target, Neiman-Marcus and Sally’s Beauty haven’t scared you, medical ID theft will.

Adam Levin

Can Gambling Hurt Your Credit Score?
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Can Gambling Hurt Your Credit Score?

Loans can be pretty tricky to repay when you lose the money you borrowed in the first place. We take a look at whether gambling can hurt your credit.

Christine DiGangi

Sally Beauty Hit By Credit Card Data Breach
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Sally Beauty Hit By Credit Card Data Breach

Thousands of credit and debit card numbers seem to have been stolen from Sally Beauty Supply, a national beauty-products chain, according to a new report.

Christine DiGangi

5 Ways Oversharing Can Lead to Identity Theft
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5 Ways Oversharing Can Lead to Identity Theft

For those who engage in social media and sharing sites, these five things you do could leave you wide open to identity theft.

Adam Levin

How to Handle a Medical Debt You Don't Owe
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How to Handle a Medical Debt You Don't Owe

An estimated 7 million adults said that a billing error resulted in being sent to a debt collection agency. So what should you do if this happens to you?

Mark Rukavina

4 Things Your Doctor Doesn’t Need to Know
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4 Things Your Doctor Doesn’t Need to Know

Medical identity theft one of the most common forms of identity theft and growing -- so is there anything you can do to reduce your risk?

Adam Levin

What Is the Best Credit Bureau?
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What Is the Best Credit Bureau?

Which is the best credit bureau? The most accurate? The best one if you want to check your credit report?

Gerri Detweiler

The 4-Letter Word That Can Ruin Your Credit
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The 4-Letter Word That Can Ruin Your Credit

Here's what to do when this four-letter word is wreaking havoc on your financial life.

Adam Levin

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