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Tips for ID theft victims
If you're a victim of ID theft, follow this 12-step program to reclaim your identity and restore your good name.
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Fix credit report errors
Roughly 70 percent of all credit reports contain mistakes. It's your job to rectify them.
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Closing a credit card
Here are the steps to take to close your credit card account without damaging your credit.
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ByDon Taylor, Ph.D., CFA, CFP
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Woes won't hurt credit score
Closing a bank account should have no impact on a credit score, since credit was not extended.
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3 plans for inheritance
A couple with $40,000 left from an inheritance should choose one of three ways to spend it.
3 ways to beat card debt
Your card rates are growing, and it may not be your credit that's the problem. It may be the bank's.
3 debt settlement truths
Not only does debt settlement rarely work, it comes with unintended consequences, all of them bad.
Pay card with home equity
Consider these pros and cons carefully before risking your home to kill credit card debt.
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Balance Transfer Cards 14.51%
Cash Back Cards 14.78%
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ByEllen Cannon
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APRs are being tripled for some, but Senate may not OK a Dec. 1 implementation of the CARD Act.
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