http://credit.about.com/ Credit / Debt Management http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/11/six-ways-to-get-your-credit-report-free.htm Your credit report is becoming increasingly important to your life. So, it goes without saying that you should know what's in yours. You can purchase your credit report from the... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/11/six-ways-to-get-your-credit-report-free.htm 2009-07-11T01:50:04Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/10/12-things-that-arent-in-your-credit-score.htm Your credit score is widely used by banks and other businesses to approve applications you make. Your credit score is based on information in your credit report like your payment... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/10/12-things-that-arent-in-your-credit-score.htm 2009-07-10T01:49:14Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/08/for-a-good-credit-score-a-low-credit-card-balance-is-best.htm Thirty percent of your credit score considers your level of debt. Credit scoring calculations compare your credit card balance to your credit limit to come up with your credit score.... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/08/for-a-good-credit-score-a-low-credit-card-balance-is-best.htm 2009-07-08T14:16:34Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/06/credit-and-debt-news-roundup-7609.htm For your education and enjoyment, here is the latest credit and debt news. What people tweet about credit: 24 hours of credit card tweets. CreditCards.com 10 ways banks take your money. Wall... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/06/credit-and-debt-news-roundup-7609.htm 2009-07-06T13:16:52Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/02/these-days-credit-cards-are-use-em-or-lose-em.htm Long gone are the days you could keep a credit card in your wallet and never use it. Now, if you don't use a credit card, you face the risk... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/07/02/these-days-credit-cards-are-use-em-or-lose-em.htm 2009-07-02T00:32:57Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/30/credit-cards-how-to-use-them-responsibly.htm If you haven't figured it out yet, there's a right and a wrong way to use credit. Use credit the right way and you'll likely see your credit score... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/30/credit-cards-how-to-use-them-responsibly.htm 2009-06-30T00:22:48Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/26/chase-increases-minimum-payment-on-credit-card-balances.htm Effective August 2009, many Chase credit cardholders will see their monthly minimum payment more than doubled. Chase recently made the announcement via mail that minimum payments would increase from 2%... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/26/chase-increases-minimum-payment-on-credit-card-balances.htm 2009-06-26T01:29:16Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/24/credit-and-debt-news-roundup-62409.htm For your education and enjoyment...the latest credit and debt news. With one slash, credit card companies ruin the good credit you've worked on for years. BusinessWeek The Better Business Bureau warns of... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/24/credit-and-debt-news-roundup-62409.htm 2009-06-24T14:37:17Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/23/debt-validation-make-collectors-prove-you-owe.htm Why does it seem like debt collectors get away with so much? I believe it's because so many consumers simply don't know their rights when it comes to third-party... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/23/debt-validation-make-collectors-prove-you-owe.htm 2009-06-23T00:19:45Z http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/22/66-ways-to-get-extra-money-for-debt.htm The hardest part about getting out of debt is usually paying it off. Income and expenses put limitations on how much you're able to put toward your debt every... http://credit.about.com/b/2009/06/22/66-ways-to-get-extra-money-for-debt.htm 2009-06-22T08:38:20Z