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BofA credit card unit settles lawsuit over collection practices

One of the practices that big banks practice is allow their collection companies and agencies to break the law. BofA encourages results by any means possible.  In this economy, collectors become aggressive and use deceptive practices to collect funds from consumers in any way possible.  That is why when the banks to get caught, they [...]

Improve your FICO credit score

Your credit and credit score may not matter to you now because you are not in the market for a car or house, but in the future you will be.  That is not the ideal time to improve your FICO score because there will not be much you can do the change it.   The [...]

How to improve your credit score

To improve your credit scores, it’s important to know where you stand now. You can get free credit reports once a year, but you typically have to pay to see your FICO scores.
Don’t fall for the myth that you have to carry a balance to have good credit scores. You don’t, and you shouldn’t. But [...]

Understanding credit scores

There is a ton of great information nowadays available on the internet especially about credit. There is no need to go to the libraries to read up on them. Of course, since the internet is like a giant wikipedia, there is a ton of conflicting information that often contradict each other.
In a way it [...]