Whether you obtain your first credit card at age 18 or 88, it is critical to learn how to successfully manage this financial tool. Although receiving approval for your first credit card is certainly a milestone to be proud of, equally important is the requirement to use it responsibly so you do not end up in serious debt [...]
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Tips For Managing Your First Credit Card
September 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Credit Cards
Tags: build credit history·Credit Cards·first credit cards·Good Credit·guide first-time credit card holders·young people and credit cards
FICO to Modify System Allowing Legitimate Credit Card “Authorized Users”
September 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Consumer Debt, Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Reports
This is good news for at least 50 million consumers: Fair Isaac has announced that it has found a way to include “legitimate” authorized-user accounts and still exclude the piggy-backers! According to Fair Isaac, there are more than 50 million consumers that are legitimate authorized users on another person’s credit card. For some of these [...]
Tags: build credit history·credit card authorized users·FICO 08·FICO scores·legitimate authorized users·piggybacking
