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New protections for those in debt

COLOR OF MONEY | New rules aim to prevent debt-settlement companies from making false claims. Debt settlement – Business – Financial services – Debt consolidation – Financial Planning

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Credit Card Fees

A credit card crackdown means you should save big bucks on fees and penalties. But we discovered you may still get hit by new and different fees. .

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Credit cards lure students

SPRINGFIELD – College students across the state will get a crash course on credit this semester through Project Credit Smarts. “It’s kids living away from home for the first time,” said Barbara T. Anthony, the undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.

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Looking Behind the Decline in Credit Card Debt

Billions in charges written off by banks could have more to do with the drop than the frugality of struggling consumers.

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Looking Behind the Decline in Credit Card Debt

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Investigation: Debt Collectors, the N-Word and Bank of America

Bank America – Financial Services – Business – Banking Services – Banks and Institutions

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The good, bad and the ugly of credit card offers

Credit card offers are back from the dead, so if you’ve got a high credit score, you’re in demand and are likely to have a mailbox stuffed full of offers. If you’ve got average or bad credit, ho…

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Biggest Credit Card Myths Debunked

CBS News Business and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis Shares Some Little-Known Truths About Plastic

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Credit report giant Experian to buy Mighty Net of Calabasas for $207.5 million

Mighty Net is a far smaller rival in the business of selling consumers information about their credit files. Credit report giant Experian is acquiring Calabasas-based Mighty Net Inc., a far smaller rival in the business of selling consumers information about their files at the three large credit trackers — TransUnion, Equifax and Experian itself.

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Credit review body may include non-bankers

THE HEAD of the Credit Review Office, John Trethowan, has said he will consider including representatives from the business sector as part of the credit review committee which reviews lending decisions by banks.

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Credit Score Quick Fix

How to keep your score high to calm the troubled financial waters. Credit score – Business – Financial Services – Personal Finance – Home

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