Having a solid credit score has been important for quite a while now, but it’s actually becoming more important these days as lending tightens up. There’s a reason that the Fair Isaac Corporation — the organization that calculates the credit score that most major lenders rely on — ha...

Just like I figured, the reason Experian won't sell you your FICO score anymore is because of a contract dispute with the Fair Issac corporation, and I'm guessing it has to do with the rollout of FICO '08 USA Today reports: Steven Wagner, president of consumer information services at Experian, says ...

Reader David said he called Discover Card to cancel his account — but was advised against it because canceling credit cards can hurt your credit score. He wants to know if it's true. David says: I got a new Discover card in the mail this weekend and immediately called to cancel it since I try ...

It looks like after March 1, 2009 quondam Washington Mutual cum Chase customers won't be able to get their FICO scores for free anymore through their bank. Those people in the picture look pretty excited about yet another WaMu feature being taken away. Woohoo, indeed. [Chase] (Thanks to Luke!)...

Here is an update on the Israel-Palestine situation on Juan Cole's blog. It provides a good historical framework with new information, at least for me. Cole concludes that possibly the only way to bring some kind of end to the......

Hem de 1 milyon euroya. Ä°talyan model: “Hiç erkek arkadaşım olmadı“ Ä°talyan model Raffaella Fico, bekaretini 1 milyon euroya satmak istedi. 20 yaşındaki modele destek veren kardeÅŸi de “Annemin mezarı üzerine yemin ederim ki, hiç erkek arkadaşı olmadıâ€� dedi. Raffaella F...

Did you know that when a company checks out your credit report, it can damage your credit score temporarily? It depends on if the inquiry is "hard" or "soft." Hard inquiries ding your score, soft don't. If you're going to get a mortgage or a car loan, a few points difference translates into a big ch...

I just finished talking to a listener of the podcast who wanted to take out a private student loan. I can’t get into specifics (non-disclosure), but let’s just say that approving this loan would have netted a nice chunk of change for the Student Loan Network, enough that it’s way, ...

This article was syndicated from: Wealth Junkies FICO Versus Credit Reports When you’re looking at your credit report, depending on which of the three companies provided it to you, you may see your FICO score — a number between 300 and 850. But it can be difficult to understand just how that...

Ya he enviado mi cerdito al Piggy Bank Project. No ha quedado como me hubiera gustado. Empecé ha pintarlo con acrílico, pero mi lento y poco preciso dominio del pincel sobre esta superficie me hizo decantarme por rotuladores permanentes… qué no son tan permanentes… Empecé con un Stae...