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Credit Scores Across the Country: Which Third are You In?

Posted February 25, 2009 - 13:07 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Consumer Affairs

CreditKarma.com recently released a report that concluded about a third of consumer's credit scores have increased (that's good) during a period of October 2008 until January 2009. Suprisingly, one third also took a dive, while the other third remained relatively unchanged. Where do you stand in this U.S. Statistic? And how can you increase your score for free?

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Get your free credit score from Credit Karma

Posted September 15, 2008 - 06:04 by Will Chen

Credit Cards

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Credit Karma offers free credit scores to consumer with no strings attached. It is a truly free service: There's nothing to cancel and they don't ask for your credit card number. The sign up process is painless. I was able to get my free score in less than two minutes.

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The Four C's of Applying for and Managing your Credit

Posted January 3, 2008 - 15:27 by Nora Dunn

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What exactly is your credit score? What factors are weighed when you apply for a loan? How can you improve your credit and ability to get great loan rates? And how can you unwittingly mess it all up? Read on...

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