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What’s the Ideal Credit Card Utilization Percentage for Good Credit?

By Philip Tirone One of the most important factors in determining your credit score is called your credit utilization ratio.…

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What to Look for in a Credit Repair Course

What to Look for in a Credit Repair Course  Quick Definitions: Don’t confuse a credit repair course with a credit…

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Free Credit Repair: What Works, What’s a Scam, and What You Can Do Today

If you’re searching for free credit repair courses and tools, here’s the bottom line: You can repair your credit for…

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How to Wipe Out Debt Permanently with Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: 15 FAQs That Could Change Your Life

What most people don’t realize is that Chapter 7 bankruptcy isn’t a last resort. It’s a legal solution built to…

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Building Credit After a Bankruptcy

After studying tens of thousands of credit reports, helping over 200,000 people, and spending decades as a mortgage broker, I’ve…

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Is Chase Credit Score Accurate? What You Need to Know

When I first started teaching people how to rebuild their credit almost three decades ago, one of the biggest sources…

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What Age Group Has the Highest Percentage of Credit Scores 620 or Less?

One age group stands out with the highest percentage of credit scores 620 or less, and it’s probably not the…

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What is a Good Credit Score for a College Student?
What is a Good Credit Score for a College Student?

What Is a Good Credit Score? Most credit scores range from 300 to 850. Here’s how those numbers translate:  If…

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Does Overdraft Affect Credit Scores?
Does Overdraft Affect Credit Scores?

Do Overdrafts Affect Your Credit Score? You might’ve heard that checking account activity doesn’t show up on credit reports, but…

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What Does a Debt Collector Attorney Do—and Do You Need One?
What Does a Debt Collector Attorney Do—and Do You Need One?

Do I Need a Debt-Collector Attorney? And If So, What Kind? When people use the term “debt collector attorney,” they…

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Why Can It Be Beneficial to Increase Your Credit Score Before Buying a House?
Why Can It Be Beneficial to Increase Your Credit Score Before Buying a House?

How Credit Scores Impact Home Loans Lenders use your credit score to determine how risky it is to lend to…

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How Much of a Home Loan Can I Get With a 650 Credit Score?
How Much of a Home Loan Can I Get With a 650 Credit Score?

Yes, You Can Get a Home Loan With Fair Credit! A 720 credit score is not required to buy a…

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Is the Sparrow Rewards Mastercard a Good Step Toward Rebuilding Credit After a Financial Meltdown?
Is the Sparrow Rewards Mastercard a Good Step Toward Rebuilding Credit After a Financial Meltdown?

Why Credit Cards Matter After a Financial Setback If you’ve gone through a tough financial time, the idea of opening…

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Does Klarna Affect Your Credit Score?
Does Klarna Affect Your Credit Score?

What Is Klarna? Klarna is a financial technology company that gives shoppers flexible ways to pay over time. Rather than…

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What a 677 Credit Score Really Means—And How to Level Up
What a 677 Credit Score Really Means—And How to Level Up

Is 677 a Good Credit Score? A 677 credit score is just below the U.S. national average, which hovers around…

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Does the Method for Calculating Credit Scores Seem Fair to You? Why or Why Not?
Does the Method for Calculating Credit Scores Seem Fair to You? Why or Why Not?

What Is the Method for Calculating Credit Scores? Before we can answer the big question—Does the method for calculating credit…

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How Can I Improve My Credit Score Quickly?

More than 30 years ago, I started my career as a mortgage broker helping people make the biggest purchase of…

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How to File for Bankruptcy and Keep Your Car
How to File for Bankruptcy and Keep Your Car

Yes, You Can Usually Keep Your Car Before we dig into why you might want to replace your car, let’s…

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Is It Possible to Get Credit Cards After Bankruptcy?

Why Getting Credit Cards After Bankruptcy Is So Important To understand why it’s so important to get credit after bankruptcy,…

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Credit Hero Score: What It Is, How It’s Calculated, and Why It Might Look Different
Credit Hero Score: What It Is, How It’s Calculated, and Why It Might Look Different Than You Expect

Your Credit Score Isn’t a Fixed Number Here’s something that might surprise you: You don’t have a single credit score.…

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What Percentage of Young People (Age 18–24) Have Never Checked Their Credit Score? The Stats May Surprise You!

What Percentage of Young People (Age 18–24) Have Never Checked Their Credit Score? According to a recent study by LendingTree,…

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How Do Loan Terms Affect the Cost of Credit
How Do Loan Terms Affect the Cost of Credit?

The Basics: What Is a Loan Term? A loan term is simply the agreed-upon time period you have to repay…

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Get Credit Report and Check for Costly Mistakes
Get Credit Report and Check for Costly Mistakes

To boost your score quickly, be sure to check out the Credit Rebuilder Program. You’ll get free access to our…

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Credit Card Debt Lawyer: When Legal Help Is Needed
Credit Card Debt Lawyer: When Legal Help Is Needed

What Is a Credit Card Debt Lawyer? A credit card debt lawyer is a legal expert who focuses on resolving…

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Improve Your Credit Score With Simple and Smart Steps
How to Improve Your Credit Score With Simple and Smart Steps

Understanding Your Credit Score: The Basics Your credit score is a three-digit number (typically ranging between 300 and 850) that…

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What Is My Credit Score and How Can I Improve It

What Is My Credit Score? The Basics Explained Your credit score is a three-digit number, typically between 300 and 850,…

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Father’s Day Next Sunday, by 720 Credit Score

As many of you know, there is nothing that excites me more than being a great Dad (and no, I’m…

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3 Credit Scams That Are Hurting Your Credit Score

The Credit and Debt Summit is exposing one credit scam after another. This time, credit expert Brian Diez exposed three…

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What if…, by 720 Credit Score

What if… today was THE day. Today was the day when you stopped worrying about that thing that has been…

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Super Bowl ticket give-a-way…

As you know, I’m a BIG fan of being a father, so naturally … I’m very involved with the National…

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