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BUILDING YOUR BEST BUDGET

By Stephen Leifer Education Articles Budgets are not one-size-fits-all. There are plenty of options out there and if you are able to...

Consumer Credit

Sep 20, 20222 min read

HAVE BAD CREDIT BUT NEED A NEW VEHICLE? HERE’S WHAT TO DO!

Good credit opens doors in the financial world – including doors to purchasing a new vehicle – but what do you do if your credit is shot...

Consumer Credit

Sep 20, 20222 min read

THREE WAYS PEOPLE RUIN THEIR CREDIT WITH CREDIT CARDS

By Stephen Leifer Education Articles Personal Credit Behavior patterns and financial decisions related to the use of your credit cards...

Consumer Credit

Sep 20, 20222 min read

WHY SOME CONSUMERS MAY SEE A SIGNIFICANT JUMP IN THEIR CREDIT IN JULY 2017

By Stephen Leifer Credit Repair Testimonials Education Articles Personal Credit New improved standards for using public records became...

Consumer Credit

Sep 20, 20221 min read

ACING YOUR LOAN: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR CAUSE

It does not matter what type of loan you are seeking, there are a few things you can do to improve your chances for approval. Your work...

Business Credit

Sep 20, 20222 min read

STUDENT LOAN DEBT: AVOIDING THESE MISTAKES CAN SAVE YOU IN THE LONG RUN

Student loan debt is a challenge for many young adults. Not only can it be difficult to make payments when you are just out of college...

Consumer Credit

Sep 20, 20222 min read

EFFECTIVE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR CREDIT

By Stephen Leifer Education Articles Personal Credit Your credit score has a dramatic impact on many aspects of your life. , Your...

Business Credit

Sep 20, 20222 min read

HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE FUTURE? HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO FOLLOW:

By Stephen Leifer Education Articles Saving money and budgeting usually go hand in hand. Both are often difficult for even the most...

Sep 20, 20222 min read

CFPB DIRECTOR CALLS TRUMP A ‘SMART MAN,’ THEN ASKS HIM TO DROP CLASS-ACTION RULING

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cfpb-director-cordray-calls-trump-a-smart-man-asks-him-to-drop-class-action-ruling-2017-10-30

Sep 20, 20221 min read

A FIGHT OVER THE CREDIT SCORE LENDERS USE FOR YOUR MORTGAGE

Banks and rival lenders are butting heads over the credit scores used to decide millions of mortgage requests by U.S. home buyers. Read...

Sep 20, 20221 min read

PAYING OFF YOUR MORTGAGE IN 15 YEARS VS 30

By Stephen Leifer Education Articles Personal Credit Paying off your mortgage early and living mortgage-free so you can use the money...

Sep 20, 20224 min read

EQUIFAX PROMISES A NEW LIFETIME SERVICE, AS NEW LEADER OFFERS AN APOLOGY

Equifax is promising consumers new control over access to their personal credit data — for free, and for life — as interim CEO Paulino do...

Sep 20, 20223 min read

AS LENDERS TARGETED VETERANS WITH RISKY MORTGAGES, VA FAILED TO ACT

By Stephen Leifer Personal Credit The Department of Veterans Affairs has known for more than a year that military service members were...

Sep 20, 20227 min read

THE MANY WAYS TO BE RELIEVED OF YOUR TIMESHARE OBLIGATIONS

By Stephen Leifer Personal Credit While it is true that a timeshare contract is a binding legal document, it is often mistakenly thought...

Sep 20, 20224 min read

HOW TO BUILD A BUDGET AND SAVE FOR YOUR DOWN PAYMENT

One of the most daunting parts of buying a home is saving up enough money for a down payment. W hile there are plenty of low down payment...

Sep 20, 20223 min read

MULVANEY PLANS TO END PUBLIC ACCESS TO CFPB COMPLAINT DATABASE

By Stephen Leifer Education Articles Personal Credit www.mpamag.com-Ryan Smith- The acting director of the Consumer Financial...

Sep 20, 20221 min read

MULVANEY PLANS TO END PUBLIC ACCESS TO CFPB COMPLAINT DATABASE

www.mpamag.com-Ryan Smith- The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may end public access to a web portal...

Sep 20, 20221 min read

ANALYSIS: JUST WHAT DID MICK MULVANEY SAY IN HIS ABA SPEECH?

April 26, 2018 Phil Hall On Tuesday, Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), gave a...

Sep 20, 20223 min read

5 WEIRD REASONS YOU WON’T GET A MORTGAGE

By Stephen Leifer Education Articles Personal Credit 5 Weird Reasons You WON’T Get a Mortgage If you’re hoping to purchase a home soon,...

Sep 20, 20223 min read

NEARLY HALF OF HOMEBUYERS PAYING ABOVE ASKING PRICE

Forty-five percent of homebuyers who purchased a residential property in the past five years wound up paying more than the asking price...

Sep 20, 20221 min read

THE BUSINESS OF THE CREDIT BUREAUS

Business Credit

Oct 7, 2022

SURELY THE CREDITORS WANT ACCURATE INFORMATION, RIGHT?

Business Credit

Sep 20, 2022

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CREDIT SCORING

Business Credit

Sep 20, 2022