Improve Your Credit Score

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Hey everyone! Are you looking for ways to improve your credit score? StudentPlatinum has just added a page with four simple steps you can take to Improve Your Credit Score for Free. The first of your options is to talk with a credit expert from a debt counseling ...

FICO report shows Americans’ credit scores drop to new lows

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Americans may have a more difficult time securing loans, competitive rates and credit cards with low credit scores As the U.S. economy struggles to recover and unemployment rates remain high, Americans may have another issue to worry about before they can improve their personal ...

Feds Talk about New Regulations

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

The new set of regulations has devastated many people. Many consumers have complained that their credit rates increased with no reason at all and the credit card companies do not inform them the reason why. Others point out that the new rules have loopholes in it and don’t really ...

PULSE: Debit Card Use Still at High Level

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

PULSE, the daughter company of Discover Financial Services, has conducted a new study which aims to show the current number of Americans who use of their debit cards in business transactions now that debit cards have stretched its capacity. Before business establishments such as grocery stores and retail stalls ...

Consumer credit declines in May

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Consumer credit declines in May. Consumers across America are slowly paying off their debt, continuing a trend has been exhibited in 18 of the last 20 months.According to the latest report from the Federal Reserve [Board], the amount of money consumers owe to creditors ...

Report shows Americans more focused on paying credit card bills on time

Monday, July 5th, 2010

The number of Americans paying credit card bills late has declined, report shows It appears that consumers are putting themselves in a slightly better financial position, according to a new report that reveals credit card late - stage delinquency rates have declined for the ...