July 4, 2017

ATM Charges & Bank Fees: Are You Fully Informed?

Back before 1988, there were no ATM charges.  Afterwards, a Nevada bank started charging a bank fee for withdrawals made on a bank other than its […]
July 4, 2017

Drowning in Student Loan Payments?

With more than one trillion dollars in current student loans, and climbing, there are literally thousands of students who are under water on their payments.  You […]
July 4, 2017

Do You Need Help Deciding On A Student Loan?

Did you know that students loans in our country are now more than one trillion dollars?  That is more than the total credit card debt and […]
July 4, 2017

Fair Access to Credit Scores Proposed Legislation

In 2013, a new law is being brought before Legislators to help consumers better review and understand their credit scores.   This new amendment to the Fair […]
July 4, 2017

Fighting Financial Elder Abuse

During National Consumer Protection Week, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced they are putting their attention on Financial Elder Abuse.  This is a national epidemic, […]
July 4, 2017

Help! A Creditor is Suing Me…What Now!

All too often in these economic times, consumers are getting hit with lawsuits from creditors.  Faced with mounting defaults on credit card payments, car loan payments […]
June 28, 2017

Miniscule # of Complaints About Credit Repair in 2012

The Federal Trade Commission[1], who along with the help of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, has long been the watchdog of the credit repair industry.  In […]
June 28, 2017

“60 Minutes" Expose on Credit Reporting

It’s official!  The state of our credit has made national news!  60 Minutes did an expose on the state of the nations credit histories for our […]
June 28, 2017

The Outrageous Cost of a "Fair" or "Poor" Credit Score

What most people don’t really realize is the “cost” of having a mediocre or poor credit score.  They go on their merry way paying whatever the […]
June 28, 2017

Credit Cards Dominate Consumer Reports – Credit Repair

Dec 13 2012:  By Nicholas Owens, Guest Columnist Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report details how the nation’s largest credit bureaus manage consumer data Credit cards dominate […]
June 28, 2017

Are You Underbanked? Try Second Chance Checking Accounts

There are at least two versions of the word “underbanked”: 1)   Those who have had a checking account closed by the bank.  This usually occurs when […]
June 28, 2017

Primary vs. Secondary Identity Data – Do You Know The Score?

Credit reports can be mysterious documents to read and understand.  In this section, we will dissect the document by sections so you can become more familiar […]