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Three Tips to Protect Your Credit Rating

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - September 28, 2009

Find out your credit score, understand what it means, and learn how to protect it. more >>

Should Your Credit Report Cost You a Job?

By Liz Wolgemuth - Money - July 29, 2009

A new bill would prohibit employers from using credit reports in hiring decisions. more >>

9 Ways to Salvage an Ailing Credit Score

By Luke Mullins - Money - July 20, 2009

Today's mortgage costs are dirt cheap—if you've got the right FICO rating. more >>

Credit Card Delinquency Rates Shot Up in the First Quarter of 2009 - US News and World Report

Opinion - June 18, 2009

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How the New Credit Card Bill Will Affect Young Spenders

By Matthew Bandyk - Money - June 2, 2009

Necessary protection or undue burden? more >>

Congress to Credit Industry: No More Card Tricks

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - May 29, 2009

Credit card companies are balking at some of the provisions in the bill. more >>

Credit Card Bill Poised for Passage

By Kimberly Palmer - Money - May 12, 2009

Legislation would end tiny print and surprise rate increases. more >>

Obama’s Economic Hits and Misses

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - April 27, 2009

In 100 days, he’s put together a vast recovery program. That doesn’t mean it will work. more >>

Latest Obama Target: Credit Card Companies and Their Lending Rules

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - April 27, 2009

Amid rising consumer anger, the White House is pushing to crack down on some credit card practices. more >>

Obama Takes Aim at Credit Card Companies

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - April 23, 2009

The White House supports legislation to crack down on credit card rates, fees, and practices. more >>

Suze Orman and the New Rules of Credit Card Debt

By Kimberly Palmer - Money - April 3, 2009

Getting out of debt isn't always the most important thing. more >>

Credit Crunch Is Major Crisis for Small Businesses

By Scott Shane - Outside Voices: Small Business - March 10, 2009

Why Scott Shane is worried about entrepreneurship in the credit crisis more >>

Boomerater™ Report: Check Credit of Potential Tenants

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - March 9, 2009

Advice on choosing a potential tenant, and discounts to save you money. more >>

7 Steps to Finding the Right Credit Counselor

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - February 18, 2009

Legitimate agencies do not charge for counseling and ongoing fees should be modest. more >>

8 Simple Steps to a Higher Credit Score

By Luke Mullins - Money - February 6, 2009

How to get the lowest mortgage rates possible. more >>

6 Rules That Can Help You Afford a Private College

By Kim Clark - Education - December 24, 2008

A single mom who lost her home to foreclosure found ways for her daughter to attend a private college. more >>

The Hidden Costs of Store Credit Cards

Alpha Consumer - December 3, 2008

Why you should say "no" to opening a new account, even when tempted by the discount. more >>

Credit Contraction: How it Became Scarce and the Plan to Revive it - US News and World Report

Money - November 21, 2008

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3 Quick Steps For the Economy

By Mortimer Zuckerman - Opinion - November 21, 2008

How we got here, and what we need to do—now—to start to turn this crisis around. more >>

How President Obama Will Deal With the Economy in 2009

By James Pethokoukis - Money - November 5, 2008

He must try to kick-start a struggling economy that's sinking into terrible recession. more >>

Treasury: Check Into the 'Bad Credit Hotel'

By Katy Marquardt - New Money - October 29, 2008

It's unclear how this interactive game tests credit know-how. more >>

5 Reasons the Market Could Fall Further

By Kirk Shinkle - Money - October 24, 2008

Credit's still weak, and so is the global economy. more >>

Greenspan: It's Not Just a Crunch, Folks; It's a 'Credit Tsunami'

By Katy Marquardt - New Money - October 23, 2008

Former Fed chief admits flaw in ideology during the boom years. more >>

Hot Docs: Credit Rating Agencies 'a Colossal Failure,' U.S. Economic Recovery in Late 2009

Nation & World - October 23, 2008

Today's selection of timely reports. more >>

Extra Credit Crisis: Merger and Int'l Edition

By Kirk Shinkle - The Ticker - October 20, 2008

It's a good Monday in America, less so overseas. more >>