The FTC’s new Telemarketing Sales Rule will help protect consumers from shady practices by some for-profit credit counseling, debt settlement and debt negotiation firms.
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New Telemarketing Sales Rule Eliminates Shady Debt Relief Practices
November 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Consumer Debt
Tags: credit counseling·debt negotiation·Debt Relief·Debt Settlement·FTC·Telemarketing Sales Rule
No Worries, It Won’t Affect Your Credit Score
October 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores
Though I wouldn’t characterize more than half of them as “slipups,” Financial Edge’s”8 Slipups That Won’t Hurt Your Credit Score” does include must-know info to set your mind at ease.
Tags: credit·Credit Card Companies·credit counseling·Credit Score·Interest Rates·late payments·overdraft fees
The Warning Signs of Excessive Credit Card Debt
November 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Cards
Most of us are concerned enough about our physical health that we would most certainly heed a warning sign such as an unusual pain or lump on our body that slowly appeared over time. Similarly, our financial health should be handled with the same sort of care and caution. And just as there are both [...]
Tags: Credit card debt·Credit Cards·credit counseling·excessive debt·fix credit card debt·warning signs of credit card debt
Hello? One Question – Can You Fix My Credit?
August 8th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Credit Counselor Front Lines, Credit Repair, Credit Reports
The Creditinfocenter.com telephone line rings and I wonder if I’ll hear those familiar words. Cringing, I answer; a desperate sounding voice urgently asks the one question I dread most: CAN YOU FIX MY CREDIT? The answer? No, we can not fix your credit. Can we help YOU fix your credit? Yes, we CAN do that. [...]
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