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7 Tips to Improve Your Credit Score After Bankruptcy

This article outlines 8 tips to improve your credit score after bankruptcy.

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7 Tips to Improve Your Credit Score After Bankruptcy
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7 Tips to Improve Your Credit Score After Bankruptcy

This article outlines 8 tips to improve your credit score after bankruptcy.

Britt Klontz

Cancelled Student Loan Debt Creates Tax Nightmare
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Cancelled Student Loan Debt Creates Tax Nightmare

When Kim Thompson's $91,000 student loan balance was cancelled due total disability, she traded it for another kind of debt... to the IRS.

Gerri Detweiler

3 Big Credit Card Data Breach Secrets
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3 Big Credit Card Data Breach Secrets

Cardholders aren't responsible for fraudulent charges, but we should still worry about whenever a bank experiences a credit card data breach.

Gerri Detweiler

The $83,000 Finger: Insurance May Not Protect You From Large Medical Bills
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The $83,000 Finger: Insurance May Not Protect You From Large Medical Bills

Going out-of-network for medical care can mean large bills for consumers, despite paying for health insurance.

Gerri Detweiler

The Bad Stuff Is Off My Credit Reports - So Why Didn't My Scores Go Up?
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The Bad Stuff Is Off My Credit Reports - So Why Didn't My Scores Go Up?

There may be several reasons why your credit scores may not rise after negative items are removed from your credit report.

Gerri Detweiler

The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone
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The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone

if you lose your smartphone, you have a 50/50 chance of getting it back. But chances are much higher that whoever retrieves it will try to access your private information.

Christopher Maag

1099-C Wrong? Taxpayer May Pay With An Audit
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1099-C Wrong? Taxpayer May Pay With An Audit

1099-C Wrong? Taxpayer May Pay With An Audit

Gerri Detweiler

1099-C: The Worst Tax Mess of the Year?
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1099-C: The Worst Tax Mess of the Year?

1099-C: The Worst Tax Mess of the Year?

Gerri Detweiler

Obama Unveils Privacy Bill of Rights
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Obama Unveils Privacy Bill of Rights

Obama Unveils Privacy Bill of Rights

Christopher Maag

The Best Low-Cost, Balance Transfer Credit Card Right Now
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The Best Low-Cost, Balance Transfer Credit Card Right Now

The Best Low-Cost, Balance Transfer Credit Card Right Now

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