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Stories & Articles
- Payment history: The most important credit score component
- Mandatory arbitration: Most credit cards allow a way out
- Preventing credit deserts: Guide to Native Community Development Financial Institutions
- 6 smart-money lessons from holiday movies
- How cards can protect you against back-to-school scams
- How to quit smoking and improve your finances
- Which business credit card should our church sign up for?
- Will a ‘no-credit-check’ card show up on my credit report?
- Credit card case before Supreme Court could change rewards game
- 5 times you should call your bank about your card
- Redeeming miles for gift cards: Usually, you lose
- Applying for a second credit card: How long do I wait?
- Will my issuer close my card accounts when I retire?
- Why carrying a balance on rewards cards is not a good idea
- 6 reasons why an issuer may close your card
- Why utilities charge convenience fees to pay by credit card
- Q&A: Applying for house refinance soon? Don’t miss card payments
- 17 things that don’t hurt your credit score
- Using credit cards for everything has risks, rewards
- CFPB: American Express discriminated in Puerto Rico, territories
- Poll: Recurring charges are easy to start, hard to get out of
- Am I liable for check-cashing, credit card scam charges?
- Will canceling card prevent charges from going through?
- Can I co-sign on secured card to start child’s credit?
- Back-to-school credit guide 2017
- How a high-limit card can boost your credit score
- 5 ways ‘credit invisibles’ can build a credit profile
- How far can I go over my credit limit before my card gets declined?
- Repairing credit damage incurred as a young adult
- Can an employer pay salary through a payroll card?
- American Express Business Platinum card to offer 5X Membership Rewards
- Refusing to pay bills on principle has consequences
- Know closing date to maximize your interest-free grace period
- Can I lose my house over credit card debt?
- Percentage of credit cards with balances rises
- Credit counselors don’t report you to credit bureaus
- How to help kids build credit before age 18
- Rebuild credit, sleep better
- Avoid using your IRA to pay card debt
- On active military duty? You can’t get 6 percent APR cap on cards
- Making minimum payments versus closing a card account
- Yes, rates will rise on closed accounts with balances
- Son made $6,000 in unauthorized card charges? Report it
- Fraud alerts: Your credit’s first (and free) layer of security
- Can’t afford monthly card payment? Try these options
- Keep credit utilization low when refinancing mortgage
- Don’t fall into the deferred-interest trap
- Card account keeps getting hacked. Close it?
- To escape from crummy cards, you need a plan
- 10 business card mistakes that can tank your credit
- Make sure loan consolidation improves your credit
- Card issuers can reduce your credit limit
- Pay medical bill before debt goes into collections
- Struggling homeowner reliant on credit looks at raiding 401(k)
- One day late, one dollar short means late fee
- Which 0-percent card should be paid off first?
- Removing your name from a joint account after divorce
- Credit building tips you thought were wise, but simply aren’t
- Big balance transfers may run into limits
- 7 things you never budget for (but need to)
- New lenders shun FICO, create their own scores
- When good credit marries bad, it takes work
- Getting a new cellphone? Expect a credit check
- Put big annual vacation on a new 0-percent card
- Keeping card accounts open after a balance transfer
- Know your risk before giving credit card to a relative
- With low-limit cards, watch credit utilization closely
- Joint card account means sharing gambling charges
- How banks limit the size of your balance transfer
- Notify card issuer immediately if accountholder dies
- Money advice from famous TV dads
- Paying off multiple 0-percent cards, all with balances
- Apple Pay fees could upset the rewards cart
- Applying repeatedly for credit after being turned down makes it worse
- Credit card interest rates remain at 14.89 percent for 6th week
- ID theft means surprise loan denial
- Survey: 3 in 4 Americans make impulse purchases
- Poll: Asking for better credit card terms pays off
- Preparing your cards for overseas travel
- Video: How to dispute errors on your credit report
- One mistake results in big credit score drop
- Got a medical card, but can’t afford the procedure
- Steps to building your credit before 1st auto loan
- How rapid rescoring works to improve a credit score
- Choosing a credit card processor for a medical practice
- CFPB: Credit card complaints decline in 2013
- How long can a judgment impact your credit score?
- Options for overcoming thin credit
- What percentage of available credit should you stay under?
- No thanks; 12 gifts that cost too much to receive
- Credit mix and maxing out: Undoing damage from a heavily used card
- Better off broke: Why some choose poverty over wealth
- Rent-to-own vs. credit cards: Which costs less?
- Is it OK to close a card before I buy a condo?
- Rebuilding your credit as an authorized user
- Credit reports now show your credit card bill-paying habits
- Credit dispute process fix coming soon
- Should you charge that new pet?
- 7 factors that do NOT impact your credit score
- Q&A with actor Steve Guttenberg