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Credit Report Update

Today I went to annualcreditreport.com and gave it one last try. To my surprise, the process went smoothly, with no errors, no messages of a “hold” on my account, and no request to call customer service. I got my credit report and printed it. For anyone out there that has had trouble with Equifax in the past, keep trying!

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De-Mystifing FICO scores

numbers-1Like many of my peers, I am a renter. I recently moved apartments and went through the grueling New York City apartment application process. I was successfully able to find an apartment on my own without a broker (which is…

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Protecting Myself from the Credit Crisis

Credit Reports
When it comes to New Year’s Resolutions, I’ll decide on something self improving (last year’s was to not snooze the alarm clock) and still find myself unable to keep up by Jan 5th.  This year, instead of resolutions, I have made a plan of…

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Thinking of Opening Another Store Charge Card?

In honor of Black Friday and the bargains offered by retailers, I thought it would be a good time to address the sweetening of deals through retail charge cards. The extra 10% off, coupled with a rewards program or…

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