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04/10/2012

BBB Study: Consumers Paying Scammers Thousands For Services They Can Do Themselves at No Cost

Deeply indebted consumers are paying thousands of dollars to scammers to modify their credit reports, when they can do the same thing at little or no cost themselves, a BBB study reveals.

04/03/2012

How to boost your credit score

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB) offers these tips to consumers for boosting their all-important credit score.

05/01/2006

FTC - Credit Scoring

Ever wonder how a creditor decides whether to grant you credit? For years, creditors have been using credit scoring systems to determine if you’d be a good risk for credit cards and auto loans. More recently, credit scoring has been used to help creditors evaluate your ability to repay home mortgage loans. Here’s how credit scoring works in helping decide who gets credit — and why.

04/01/2006

FTC - Getting Credit When You’re Over 62

Credit is an important money management tool for both young and older consumers. Yet the elderly, particularly older women, may find it difficult to get credit.


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