How to Improve Your Credit Rating Fast

October 5, 2008 · Posted in Credit · Comment 

All potential lenders, landlords and employers seem to require a credit report before going any further with your loan, apartment application, or job interview. This report shows them exactly what your credit score is, and will alert them to how good or bad your money managing skills are. It also tells these people you really [...]

Renting an Apartment with Credit/Past Financial Problems

August 13, 2008 · Posted in Credit · Comment 

If you have poor credit due to financial problems in the past, then you have already experienced some of the many businesses that use your credit to judge whether or not they can or will do business with you. Among those are property management/leasing companies and apartment communities. Different communities or companies will have different [...]

Understanding and Establishing Credit

August 12, 2008 · Posted in Credit · Comment 

One of the scariest words in finance is hands down Credit, especially when you don’t have any at all. Credit doesn’t have to be scary at all. In fact if you are starting with a clean slate you have an advantage over those who have negative credit. The key to credit is to remember this [...]

Credit Unions: When Your Bank Isn’t Cutting It Anymore

August 7, 2008 · Posted in Credit · Comment 

Most people think about the same thing in regards to identity theft. Identity theft is so sad, but it probably won’t happen to me. And for the most part, that is true. It probably won’t. Unfortunately the word probably doesn’t rule out the possibility that it will. Most identity theft victims also made the same [...]