iPhone 5: How to Keep It Secure
With Apple’s anticipated announcement Wednesday that it is rolling out the fifth edition of its wildly popular iPhone, we can expect to see more lines of avid Appleheads queuing up outside Apple stores...
View ArticleHomeowners Are Refinancing Again… Again
During the mortgage boom, Teresa Aiello was a typical home refinancer. After getting her initial mortgage, she refinanced in 2005, and then got a second mortgage in 2006. The multiple mortgages were...
View ArticleIs There Any Chance of Lowering Your Car Payment?
Deb is paying a lot for her car. And like many Americans, she will continue to pay for many years to come. “I am trying to reduce my car loan payments,”she wrote in response to a recent Credit.com...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Credit Card Insurance Plans
It sounded like such a good idea at the time. It was 2009, the nation was in the middle of the Great Recession, the housing market was taking a serious blow, and Janet Summers* decided she needed a...
View ArticleWhen a Prepaid Card is Worth the Fees
Some people love their prepaid cards. They work great for Credit.com reader Jack Sauber, who says that “credit cards are great but it is like an open wallet for certain kids,” whereas “prepaid cards...
View ArticleWhen Bad Credit Keeps You from Homeownership
Melissa was about to try and live the American Dream. Eager to buy a house, she applied for a pre-approved bank loan only to discover that an old unpaid bill that she resolved two years ago is still...
View ArticleRent-to-Own: Does It Ever Make Sense?
Under normal circumstances, Amy Willingham would never buy furniture from a rent-to-own store. After all, getting furniture and electronics on a rent-to-own contract is usually much more expensive than...
View ArticleDebt Consolidation vs. Credit Counseling: What’s the Difference?
When escaping the country and hiding from the law are your best ideas for dealing with debt, you know you’re in trouble. Pamela has gone through “a few bad years,” she says. Hurricane Katrina hitting...
View ArticleWho Wins, Loses on Record Low Mortgage Rates
There’s never been a better time to get a mortgage. Ever. The average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 3.4 percent this week, according to Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage finance...
View ArticleAmEx to Refund $85 Million to Customers
American Express agreed to pay $85 million to 250,000 customers, plus another $27.5 million in fines, to settle accusations that its subsidiaries repeatedly violated consumer protection laws. The...
View ArticleObama or Romney: Who’s Best for Student Loans?
Two important things will happen this November. First, after the longest and most expensive electoral campaign in world history, the United States will finally pick a president. Second, Felice...
View ArticleDomestic Violence & Financial Abuse: A Troubling Trend
For JoHanne DuFort, getting beaten by her husband caused physical wounds that gradually healed. But even 20 years later, the financial wounds remain. DuFort graduated with a master’s degree in fine art...
View ArticleWhat the 2012 Election Means for Credit Card Regulations
When Ben and his wife went shopping for a better credit card deal, they started feeling stuck. Could they find lower rates elsewhere? With all the dizzying complexity of credit card offers and...
View ArticleUnder Pressure, Credit Card Upsells Disappearing
When it comes to paying extra money for services from their credit cards, many Credit.com readers admit to having mixed feelings. Are things like debt protection, credit monitoring and identity theft...
View ArticleObama or Romney: Who’s Better for Homeowners?
When it comes to housing policy, Mitt Romney should have many supporters among Credit.com readers. Every week we receive emails and comments complaining about HAMP and HARP, President Obama’s signature...
View Article3 Ways to Control Your Facebook Profile After You Die
Every time Rachel Miller goes to her Facebook page, she sees her mother’s photo looking back at her. This is disturbing to Miller, since her mother died six months ago. Seeing her mother’s Facebook...
View ArticleWill the Gov’t Fix the Medicare ID Theft Problem?
Leaders of the Medicare program know that identity thieves have stolen the health identification numbers of more than a quarter million people, but they refuse to address the problem, according to a...
View ArticleBanks, Military Respond to Wave of Cyber Attacks
If you have a checking account or a credit card with a major bank, chances are good that you’ve experienced some trouble accessing your online accounts in the past month. A host of major banks,...
View ArticleHomeowners, Students Facing Similar Loan Headaches
Many Credit.com readers know all about getting the runaround from their student loan servicers. One reader, William, is trying to find more information about income-based repayment. But everywhere he...
View ArticleWomen More Likely to Take Out Payday Loans
Bonnie faces a lot of problems. She is disabled and depressed, with a heart problem and high blood pressure. In the middle of it all, she’s getting hounded with calls about her payday loans. “I have...
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