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How to Get a Mortgage Despite a Debt Judgment

A judgment can hurt your ability to get a mortgage -- unless you take specific steps.

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How to Get a Mortgage Despite a Debt Judgment
mortgages

How to Get a Mortgage Despite a Debt Judgment

A judgment can hurt your ability to get a mortgage -- unless you take specific steps.

Scott Sheldon

Will a Lost or Stolen Credit Card Hurt Your Credit Scores?
Credit Cards

Will a Lost or Stolen Credit Card Hurt Your Credit Scores?

You’ve no doubt heard that closing a credit card can hurt your credit scores. But is that also true when you replace a lost or stolen credit card?

Gerri Detweiler

How to Make Sure Your Car Payments Don't Outlast Your Car
Auto Loans

How to Make Sure Your Car Payments Don't Outlast Your Car

If you have car payments and repair bills, you may worry that your car will give out before the payments end. Here's how to help keep that from happening.

Gerri Detweiler

Is Wells Fargo Getting Back Into Subprime Mortgages?
mortgages

Is Wells Fargo Getting Back Into Subprime Mortgages?

Wells Fargo says it's once again offering subprime mortgages to home buyers, considering applicants with credit scores as low as 600.

Christine DiGangi

Target Data Breach Has Cost Banks $240M So Far
Miscellaneous

Target Data Breach Has Cost Banks $240M So Far

The Target data breach has so far resulted in at least $240 million spent replacing credit and debit cards.

Christine DiGangi

How a Credit Report Dispute Could Stop You From Buying a Home
credit reports

How a Credit Report Dispute Could Stop You From Buying a Home

Have you ever had a disagreement with a creditor? If yes, you may want to think twice about filing a credit report dispute if you plan to buy a home.

Scott Sheldon

Can You Do Anything to Prevent Identity Theft?
Identity Theft and Scams

Can You Do Anything to Prevent Identity Theft?

What can you do to prevent identity theft? Dealing with identity theft is not an issue of prevention, but rather an issue of containment.

Bob Sullivan

My Credit Report Thinks I'm Dead!
Miscellaneous

My Credit Report Thinks I'm Dead!

It’s always distressing to be rejected for a credit line, but perhaps the worst is when you find that you’ve been reported as dead.

Jeanne Kelly

2 Credit Cards That Are Easy to Get
Credit Card Reviews

2 Credit Cards That Are Easy to Get

Nobody likes being turned down for a job or a date, but it's especially painful to have a credit card application rejected. These cards will help you build credit.

Jason Steele

What's the Best Debt Payoff Strategy for You?
Managing Debt

What's the Best Debt Payoff Strategy for You?

Want to pay off your debt? Before you start throwing money at your debt haphazardly, see which debt payoff strategy will work best for you.

Abby Hayes

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