Category: credit

Wall Street Pounds Main Street with Credit Card Rate Hikes

President Obama told the credit card industry (you know those same banks that have received billions of dollars in bailout money from US taxpayers) “The days of any time, any reason rate hikes have to stop.”
The meeting came today, a day after a House of Representatives bill to limit credit card fees and curb levels [...]

Thursday April 23rd, 2009 in credit | No Comments »

Good Credit 101

A good credit score is more vital than ever today if you’d like to keep more of your heard earned money in your pocket!
 
What is a credit score?
 
A credit score is a number computed from the information on your credit report: payment history, account balances owed, number of accounts, and length of history. It is [...]

Saturday November 8th, 2008 in credit | No Comments »