We might have started a little bit of a brouhaha on Twitter last week. That's okay...we're here to set the record straight. It started here: the post called Understanding Your Credit Score. We talked about a number of things, including whether an auto dealer inquiry would impact your credit score. And, specifically, something we said about this image. Our comment went … [Read more...]
Rebuild Your Credit, One Step at a Time
I used to joke that my credit score is "8." Since credit scores are on a scale from 300-840, 8 is impossible. But, really, whether you're at 400, 600 or 800, this score can impact a whole host of financial decisions that banks, credit card companies and lenders make about you. So, in the interest of helping you put an extra $10,000 in your pocket this year, here are a few … [Read more...]