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What's the Lowest Credit Score You Can Get?

There are many consumers who don’t even want to check their credit, for fear they will discover they have the lowest credit score. If that's you, relax.

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What's the Lowest Credit Score You Can Get?
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What's the Lowest Credit Score You Can Get?

There are many consumers who don’t even want to check their credit, for fear they will discover they have the lowest credit score. If that's you, relax.

Gerri Detweiler

Credit Card Judgments: How Long Before They Expire?
Managing Debt

Credit Card Judgments: How Long Before They Expire?

How long it does it take for credit card judgments to come off a credit report? The answer to that depends on several factors.

Deanna Templeton

9 Crazy Data Breaches
identity theft

9 Crazy Data Breaches

There have been a slew of data breaches this year. We recap recent Social Security number snafus, credit card slip-ups, and personal information problems.

Shelby Bremer

The Non-Credit Score Numbers Your Lender Wants to Know
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The Non-Credit Score Numbers Your Lender Wants to Know

While a credit score is important to most lenders, there are two non-credit score numbers that nearly all creditors also pay attention to.

Jeanne Kelly

5 Things You're Doing That Could Make Your Life Hell
identity theft

5 Things You're Doing That Could Make Your Life Hell

Here are five things people do, which they shouldn’t, that can make your life hell with bad credit, identity theft, or worse.

Adam Levin

Should You Get Your Teen a Credit Card?
Credit Cards

Should You Get Your Teen a Credit Card?

If you get your teen a credit card, should you trust your teen to use it responsibly, or be concerned that this privilege may be abused?

Jason Steele

How to Talk to Debt Collectors When They Call
Managing Debt

How to Talk to Debt Collectors When They Call

The phone rings. You decide not to answer it because you don't want to face another debt collector call. Here's what to do to deal with a debt collection.

Jeanne Kelly

9 Things You Need to Do When Your Email Is Hacked
Identity Theft and Scams

9 Things You Need to Do When Your Email Is Hacked

For many of us, the first sign that your email is hacked comes when a friend shoots them a text or an email telling you so.

Adam Levin

Can a Debt Collector Garnish My Wages?
Managing Debt

Can a Debt Collector Garnish My Wages?

If you're late on your credit card payments, you might be worried about whether a debt collector can garnish your wages.

Credit.com

Is It Ever Too Late to Negotiate a Medical Bill?
Managing Debt

Is It Ever Too Late to Negotiate a Medical Bill?

A reader writes in asking what he can do about a past due medical bill that he can't pay. Can you negotiate a medical bill possible, even if it's late?

Gerri Detweiler

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