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Top Ten Reasons People File for Bankruptcy

1. Eliminate the legal obligation to pay many of your debts. This process of wiping the slate clean is called a discharge of debts. The goal of a discharge is to reduce debt to give you a fresh start. Whether it is through straight bankruptcy (Chapt...

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Credit Cards - Why Prepay

With prepaid credit cards, you get the practicality of plastic while choosing exactly how much debt to charge. By taking charge of your personal financing, you determine your own limits, to the penny, and change them any time you need to.There are ma...

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The Pros and Cons of Debt Settlement

If you have a large amount of debt that you cannot possibly pay off, you may be considering debt settlement. Settlement involves negotiating with creditors over the amount you owe and agreeing to pay a lower lump sum payment to settle your debt. Many...

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Protect Your Identity NOW

Protect Your Identity NOW by: Christopher Harshbarger We live in an information-oriented society. Technology allows us to do business and make transactions literally in a matter of seconds. This abundance of information has given rise to a new c...

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Get Your Credit Score To Soar In The Twinkling of An Eye.

Get Your Credit Score To Soar In The Twinkling of An Eye. by: Omar M. Omar 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 ...

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Debt consolidation mortgage - decode its apparent complexity

Someone great once said that ‘if it isn’t the sheriff, it is the finance company’. Do you feel the same? Has the piling up of bills forced you to take several loans? Do you live in constant dread that someone would soon come to claim his money....

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Credit Cards, Merchant Accounts, And Your Bottomline

Credit Cards, Merchant Accounts, And Your Bottomline by: Tim Knox Q: I'm opening a gift shop and want to be able to accept credit cards. I talked to the branch manager at my bank, but he didn't seem to know much about how it all worked...

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Building Good Business Credit After Bad Credit

Building Good Business Credit After Bad Credit by: Gerri Detweiler Can you establish good business credit if you have bad personal credit? The answer is yes...but with a few caveats. Business credit reports and personal credit reports are gener...

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Balance Transfers

Balance Transfers by: Phil Edwards Credit card balance transfer involves using a credit card to pay off the amount outstanding on one or more credit/store cards. The total debt then moves to one card. The main benefit of balance transfer is a m...

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The Identity Theft Epidemic : What The “Experts” Aren’t Telling You

The Identity Theft Epidemic : What The “Experts” Aren’t Telling You by: Jonathan KraftPicture yourself walking down the street, all alone. It's late at night. It's a bit brisk, and the wind is blowing through the tall buildings o...

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