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Credit Card Rates at All-Time High

admin | January 28, 2011

While the recent CARD Act helped to cut down on some credit card fee abuses, it did nothing to help in the interest fees that credit card companies can initially charge. The result? Average interest rates now hovering at just under 15%. Read more…

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Is The Economic Collapse a Good Thing?

admin | February 24, 2009

On its face, the question itself is ludicrous, but the press seems to be trying to spin the faltering/failing economy lately, desperately pulling out even the thinnest of silver linings.

I’ve been catching these stories cropping up here and there (quite a few flew out when gas prices started going down last fall), and today saw a couple of more. Which I had to share, because hey, optimism. Read more…

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Get Free Credit Reports

admin | February 20, 2009

Under federal law, you are entitled to get free credit reports from each of the three major credit reporting companies every 12 months. Not surprisingly, there are any number of Websites out there trying to take advantage of this fact to lure you in and either charge you a fee or scam you. One site, however, is legitimate.