Marc Sumner asked: In today’s crushing economy, you need credit in order to get just about anything. If you aren’t checking your credit score monthly, you may be missing out on some extremely important information that can make or break your credit portfolio and adversely affect your buying power. Here are three reasons why you [...]
Kris asked: I had a baby in Dec 2008, and about three weeks later, while on maternity leave, learned that our company was shutting down and I did not have a job to come back to. I have searched and searched, and finally I have found a job. I start back in a week. The [...]
Jill G asked: The Domestic Relations office in my county (Chester Co. PA) does absolutely nothing. My ex was on probation for contempt of court. Three months ago, he stopped paying. Again. Domestic Relations told me they would IMMEDIATELY pursue him, since this is the 10th or 11th time (I am not exaggerating). So far, [...]
dancingzorba2 asked: I hate to admit it, but I’m terrified of looking at my credit score. I have had my credit card since I was 15 years old (I’m 23 now) and never once missed a payment until I graduated from college and couldn’t find a job for 3 months. In that time I couldn’t [...]
devisissy asked: There are five 11 year old debts on all three of my credit reports. Default dates are past the 7 year mark. I’m surprized they have not come off my credit report. What do I do to get them off? Do I write the credit bureau or the collection agencies? Also I noticed [...]