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Ways you can destroy your credit score

5 Ways You Can Destroy Your Credit Score

Your credit score is more important than ever today. Employers, landlords, and college admissions offices will look at them as part of their screening process. Many employers will look at them before hiring a new employee. On top of that, of course, banks will base most of their credit decisions and loan approvals heavily on […]

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The Equifax Data Breach The Steps You Need to Take

The Equifax Data Breach: The Steps You Need to Take

According to Equifax, a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminal hackers exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017. The information accessed primarily includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in […]

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How To Improve Your Credit Score

How To Improve Your Credit Score

The first step to improving anything is to find out where you stand currently.  Obtain a copy of your latest credit report.  Once you have a position established to work from, you will know where you stand and you can take action to raise your score. There are numerous companies that advertise a “free” credit […]

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