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- Don't let divorce ruin your credit rating
- NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- If you're planning to file for divorce this year or are already splitting your assets with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, your credit is likely to take a hit. Many people don't realize that lenders do not honor court decrees th...
- Author:Marshall LoebDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Devices For E-Shoppers Can Thwart ID Thieves
- Gadgets aim to clinch the Grinch. In a recent survey, 43% of people said they'd do more than half their holiday shopping this year online. Yet, 80% of those big online shoppers fear having their identity stolen, says the study by security company Gu...
- Author:Donna HowellDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- You Can Build Excellent Credit
- When it comes to establishing credit for the first time or rebuilding damaged credit scores, I like to keep this image in mind: A phoenix rising from the ashes. To a large extent credit is an equal-opportunity evaluation process. Your credit scores...
- Author:UnknownDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- How to Correct Mistakes on Your Credit Report
- Here's a statistic you probably don't want to hear: More than 70 percent of credit reports contain mistakes. These mistakes can range from misspelling of your name to accounts you never opened. While it maybe tempting to ignore small errors such as i...
- Author:UnknownDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- More People Are Freezing Credit Reports
- Spooked by the possibility of identity theft, increasing numbers of people are taking a radical approach to thwart criminals: They are putting their credit reports on permanent freeze. A frozen credit report prevents almost anyone from using your na...
- Author:Jane J. KimDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Credit Cards Offer Discounts on Medical Expenses
- Even healthy consumers feel the pain of skyrocketing health-care costs. A family of four pays nearly $3,300 in insurance premiums each year, according to Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit health policy and research firm. Tack on deductibles, co-...
- Author:Kelli B. GrantDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- The Coming Credit-Card Crunch
- THE SUBPRIME-MORTGAGE crisis has cost millions of homeowners their homes. Now it threatens to put the squeeze on even more consumers by spilling into the credit-card market. The bad news is pretty straightforward: With home equity dried up, consumer...
- Author:Aleksandra TodorovaDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- What Savers Should Do as Rates Drop
- Even before the Federal Reserve's latest rate cut, yields on money-market funds were dropping, leaving savers in a pinch. Now, the situation looks to get even uglier. Still, a few attractive alternatives remain. These include higher-yielding certifi...
- Author:Shefali Anand & Jane J. KimDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Five Steps to Taming Financial Clutter
- I know your dirty secret. I know because I have it too. I'll even go first and fess up: My name is Dayana, and I have a paperwork problem. Now that that's out of the way, we can all deal with our piles of shame -- the money-related detritus (those...
- Author:Dayana YochimDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- The Best High-Interest Checking Accounts
- You're not going to make a mint. But unless you have a compelling reason to keep your on-demand cash parked elsewhere, you might as well earn something off the money in your checking account. Believe it or not, it's possible. Some banking institut...
- Author:Simone BaribeauDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Exclusive: 2008 CD Study
- When it comes to finding the highest annual percentage yield, or APY, for your savings, it pays to shop around. But consumers have a wide choice among brick-and-mortar banks, as well as online, so take into account factors besides yield. For instance...
- Author:Judy MartelDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
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