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mortgages

5 Red Flags of the Next Mortgage Crisis

Here are some of the competing theories about how these lingering problems might coalesce to form the next big mortgage disaster.

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Credit Score

Warning: Medical Debts CAN Hurt Your Credit

Unpaid medical bills will hurt your credit score just like any other kind of unpaid debt.

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Credit Cards

Lower Your Credit Card Rate for a Fee? It's a Trap!

It sounds like a great deal: In return for an up-front payment of a few hundred dollars, you can lower your credit card interest rate and save thousands over time. But is it legit?

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Credit Score

Will Carrying a Balance Boost Your Credit Score?

Should you pay your entire credit card bill every month? Or does it give your credit score a boost to leave a small balance month after month?

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Personal Finance

Despite Attention, Payday Scammers Keep Calling

It's the scam that just won't quit. For years now, we at Credit.com have written story after story warning people about fake payday loan debt collectors.

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student loans

4 Programs That Want to Pay for Your College

4 Programs That Want to Pay for Your College

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debt

7 Serious Tuition Saving Tips

Here's a seven-step plan for students -- middle-agers and younger -- to reduce or eliminate their student loan debt.

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debt

For Middle-Age Students, Is College Worth the Risk?

For Middle-Age Students, Is College Worth the Risk?

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Personal Finance

Overdraft Who? Report Shows Confusion Over Bank Fees

The people most likely to pay fees for overdrawing their checking accounts don't understand them, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States.

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debt

Double Whammy: High Debt, Few Jobs for Class of 2012

Graduates will leave campus to discover the worst job market in more than a decade and soaring student loan debt could make it particularly difficult for them.

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