The Real Truth About Credit
Credit expert Dan Beck's blog teaches consumers how to create an "A Rated" credit profile. Dan Beck is the founder and president of Credit Management Specialists.
Another Fake Credit Improvement Hack
Experian Boost
Most of us by now have heard at least a little bit about Experian’s new(ish) product called “Boost”. The claim is simple, you voluntarily sign up on their website to allow them to search your bank records and add normal monthly bills such as utility bills or insurance payments to your credit report. The idea …
To close or not to close…
Changes are coming but what does it m...
Recent changes to credit reporting have been announced and they will start taking place this July. The Change- TransUnion, Experian and Equifax will no longer include information about tax liens and civil judgments on a consumer’s credit report if the data doesn’t include the person’s name, address, Social Security number and date of birth. The …
Re-aging of debt…what is it and...
The credit industry is filled with all kinds of strange terms, one of those terms is “re-aging” and if you have any collection accounts on your credit report you need to understand what this word means. Re-Aging defined Collection accounts can and will hurt your credit but they are not allowed to hurt you forever. …
5 quick tips to improve your credit s...
Help your kids, and maybe yourself!
Recent studies have shown that barely half of today’s college students have a credit card compared to nearly 90% that say they have and use a debit card. While this sounds like a good trend there are some troubling facts associated with it. I agree that debt cards are better for most college students than …
Here we go AGAIN!
Big changes are coming…or are they?
Last week FICO announced some big changes that have been making headlines; I have included parts of the press release below so you can read about those changes. August 7, 2014—FICO (NYSE:FICO), “a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, announced today that the new FICO® Score 9 introduces a more nuanced way …