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Marketing Credit Cards to College Students: How the CARD Act Changed the Game

Marketing Credit Cards to College Students: How the CARD Act Changed the Game

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Marketing Credit Cards to College Students: How the CARD Act Changed the Game
Student Loans

Marketing Credit Cards to College Students: How the CARD Act Changed the Game

Marketing Credit Cards to College Students: How the CARD Act Changed the Game

Beverly Blair Harzog

Credit Score Q&A: Satisfied Judgments and Credit Scores
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Credit Score Q&A: Satisfied Judgments and Credit Scores

If you have a judgment on your credit report, should you pay down (or completely pay off) the account in question to increase your credit score?

Tom Quinn

Confessions of a Former Credit Card-a-holic
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Confessions of a Former Credit Card-a-holic

Confessions of a Former Credit Card-a-holic

Beverly Blair Harzog

Lawsuits: Big Banks Defrauded Taxpayers for $200 Billion
Personal Finance

Lawsuits: Big Banks Defrauded Taxpayers for $200 Billion

Lawsuits: Big Banks Defrauded Taxpayers for $200 Billion

Christopher Maag

Can Medical Debts Prevent You From Getting a Job?
Managing Debt

Can Medical Debts Prevent You From Getting a Job?

Can medical debt keep you from getting a job?

Gerri Detweiler

Is Richard Cordray the New Elizabeth Warren?
Personal Finance

Is Richard Cordray the New Elizabeth Warren?

Richard Cordray, nominated to run the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, makes his first appearance before the Senate Banking Committee on Sept. 6.

Christopher Maag

Top 11 Banks for College Students
personal finance

Top 11 Banks for College Students

Credit unions and community banks offer some of the best and lowest fees around for student checking accounts.

Farnoosh Torabi

Credit Score Don't: Signing an Apartment Lease on Behalf of Someone Else
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Credit Score Don't: Signing an Apartment Lease on Behalf of Someone Else

A reader writes in for help regarding a challenging situation---a family member needs a favor, but one that can potentially hurt her credit score.

Tom Quinn

Citibank Collection Agents Implicated In Debtor's Death
debt

Citibank Collection Agents Implicated In Debtor's Death

Citibank is under scrutiny for its part in the alleged beating death of one of its clients who tried to negotiate a delinquent debt with the bank.

Christopher Maag

Man Jailed For Not Paying Fishing Fine
debt

Man Jailed For Not Paying Fishing Fine

Man Jailed For Not Paying Fishing Fine

Christopher Maag

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