Credit Karma, a Credit Score Service, Raises $85 Million
Credit Karma, which helps users keep track of their credit scores, has just secured a little financial aid of its own.
1 in 10 Americans says partner is a ‘financial bully’
Bullying is headline stuff these days, in schools, on the Internet, in professional sports. A recent study has uncovered yet another form: financial bullying. And it's more prevalent than many might guess.
Protecting Identity Is Your Responsibility
It's natural to be nervous about your credit when you see more news about breaches at major retailers in the headlines everyday. Now, even some processors for major hotel chains are reporting breaches. In fact, there is an entire universe of very sophisticated technology thieves trying to find weak links in our nation's payment system.
Your 2014 Money Calendar: 12 Months Of Essential To-Dos
Go to the gym. Read more books. Quit biting your nails. With so many resolutions for 2014 on your list, taking care of your finances might feel like it can wait ... until next month.
Start Your (financial) Year Off Right with These Money Apps
There are great and ever-improving tools to help you budget, invest and get smarter about your finances
Start Your (financial) Year Off Right with These Money Apps
There are great and ever-improving tools to help you budget, invest and get smarter about your finances
My Partner is a Financial Bully. What Can I Do?
Bullying doesn't just occur in the schoolyard or the NFL; it happens in committed relationships, too.
Credit cards – can’t live with them, can’t live without them
What happens when you have no credit score at all? Without a credit card it turns out being responsible is not enough.
How to Repair a Poor Credit Score
America's credit rating may be hostage to politics, but yours is not, so it's possible to improve a bad credit score if you'll obey your inner Tea Party.First, become your own deficit hawk. Get your credit scores, which vary among the three big credit-reporting companies (Experian, TransUnion and Equifax) but are usually similar. Find out for your credit score for free at Credit Karma.
Pre-Approved Credit Card Offers:4 Things You Really Need to Know
Here are some facts you need to know about pre-approved credit card offers filling up your mailbox. You still might get rejected. "If you look at the low-end cards [for people with poor credit], as low as 80 percent of people who are pre-approved actually get approved," says Greg Lull of CreditKarma.