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How Credit Scores Are Made

Saturday, July 10, 2010

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How Credit Scores Are Made

Most people have become more cautious with credit recently, but there are some important uses for borrowing, and the deal you get depends on your credit score. To avoid surprises, it is important to know what factors make up credit scores and how heavily each one is weighed. History of Paying On Time (35%). The [...]

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Cosigning For Your Kid’s Credit Card

Sunday, May 9, 2010

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Cosigning For Your Kid’s Credit Card

It used to be that any college student with a pulse was bombarded with a multiplicity of credit card offers. Each issuer had a student card program, and the issue of needing a cosigner never came into play. Many students obtained these credit cards, and, unfortunately, an appreciable number of them got in over their [...]

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