Monthly Archives: June 2010
Summer Weddings: What Does Marriage Mean for Your Credit Score?
Credit scores, reports and balance sheets are not romantic, but sharing financial information with your partner prior to marriage can help avoid some road bumps in the future. Continue reading
Parental Controls: Are Your Credit Habits Going to Get You Grounded?
Mom and Dad probably served as your first outlet for financial education. But studies show that parents aren’t always the best teachers when it comes to credit. Continue reading
Senate Passes Bill to Provide Free Credit Scores
On May 17, 2010 the Senate approved an amendment to the financial regulatory bill that would require certain entities to provide consumers with a copy of their credit score, if it was used to deny credit, required a higher interest rate on a loan, or prevented an applicant from being hired for a job. Continue reading
Welcome to the CreditReport.com blog!
We are very happy to introduce our new blog to all of you out there! Here we plan to discuss all sorts of consumer credit issues and current events: common money problems, credit scores, credit cards, the financial services industry and more. We hope to have something here for everyone interested in various financial topics. Continue reading
BP Oil Spill May Expose You to Fraud Risk
Where the rest of us see disaster, fraudsters may see opportunity. Continue reading
Taking Action After Experiencing Identity Theft
Last Friday I signed onto my bank account only to discover that someone, not me, was having a spending spree in Los Angeles. Immediately, I got on the phone with my bank and reported fraud. The bank informed me that … Continue reading