How Taxes Affect Your Credit Score
Whether you owe money or are receiving a refund, here's what you need to know about how taxes can affect your credit score.
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Personal Finance
How Interest Rates Work
Financing big purchases with a credit card, home loan or auto loan can be an efficient way to manage your budget. Here’s how interest work.
Taxes
How to Avoid a Tax Audit
If you’re worried about a tax audit by the Internal Revenue Service, here are some simple steps to smooth the process and even avoid it altogether.
Private Student Loans: What to Watch Out For
Private student loans can help cover the rising cost of college, but beware their pitfalls.
Credit Reports
How the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Protects Credit Applications
Giving everyone in America a fair lending opportunity is the aim of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. This law prohibits credit discrimination. Read more.
Credit Reports
What Is Credit?
When a creditor or lender offers you credit, you agree to pay back the amount you spend or borrow plus interest. When you pay by credit you are borrowing.
Credit Reports
What Is Credit?
When a creditor or lender offers you credit, you agree to pay back the amount you spend or borrow plus interest. When you pay by credit you are borrowing.
Credit Score
What's Not in a Credit Score?
Here's a look at all the things you won't find on a consumer credit report and therefore won't be factored into your credit score.
Credit Cards
What's the Difference Between a Prepaid Card and a Secured Card?
Deciding between a secured card and a prepaid card? Let our experts guide through their similarities and differences so you can pick the best one for you.
mortgages
The Pros & Cons of a Homeowners Association (HOA)
When you buy a home that is part of a homeowners association (HOA), you agree to live according to association rules and pay fees in exchange for amenities.
