http://credit.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Credit / Debt Management GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-09T14:38:39Z Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/11/i-know-why-you-havent-started-repairing-your-credit.htm "I know why you haven't started repairing your credit" sounds a little like the title of a teen slasher movies. Having bad credit is as excrutiating as sitting through one... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/11/i-know-why-you-havent-started-repairing-your-credit.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:27:15 +0000 2008-10-11T01:27:15Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/09/debt-collectors-cant-put-you-in-jail-for-debt.htm Debt collectors will try just about anything to get you to pay them, including threatening to have you arrested if you don't pay your debt. Being in debt is not a... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/09/debt-collectors-cant-put-you-in-jail-for-debt.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:38:39 +0000 2008-10-09T14:38:39Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/08/facing-foreclosure-theres-hope-for-homeowners.htm Though it's not $700 billion, homeowners will get somewhat of a bailout. The Hope for Homeowners program, which is expected to save an estimated 400,000 homeowners from foreclosure, went into... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/08/facing-foreclosure-theres-hope-for-homeowners.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:18:58 +0000 2008-10-08T00:18:58Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/02/what-the-bailout-means-for-your-credit.htm If approved, the proposed $700 billion bailout will be the largest one in history. Proponents are hoping the bailout heals the economy and prevents Wall Street from falling apart. What... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/02/what-the-bailout-means-for-your-credit.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:37:33 +0000 2008-10-02T01:37:33Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/01/one-day-late-your-credit-score-will-drop.htm In the past few months, several credit cardholders have had their credit limits slashed, but I haven't heard anything like angie's recent experience: Washington Mutual dropped my credit card limit from... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/10/01/one-day-late-your-credit-score-will-drop.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:56:26 +0000 2008-10-01T00:56:26Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/29/increase-in-fly-by-night-credit-repair-businesses.htm I've been seeing quite a few posts on various message boards from people apparently interested in starting credit repair businesses. I'd say it's a good thing that they want to... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/29/increase-in-fly-by-night-credit-repair-businesses.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:22:04 +0000 2008-09-29T00:22:04Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/27/are-costly-cash-advances-wise.htm The speedometer on my car goes up to 160 miles per hour. But just because my car can physically go 160 mph, doesn't mean I should ever drive that speed.... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/27/are-costly-cash-advances-wise.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:17:37 +0000 2008-09-27T11:17:37Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/24/last-day-for-9-months-of-free-credit-monitoring-from-transunion.htm Today (September 24, 2008) is the last day to sign up for free credit monitoring from TransUnion. The credit monitoring is part of a settlement with the FTC for violating the... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/24/last-day-for-9-months-of-free-credit-monitoring-from-transunion.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:42:58 +0000 2008-09-24T00:42:58Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/23/credit-cardholders-bill-of-rights-passed-in-house.htm The Credit Cardhlder's Bill of Rights is one step closer to becoming a reality. The act passed in the House today with a vote of 312 to 119. If passed, the... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/23/credit-cardholders-bill-of-rights-passed-in-house.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:42:56 +0000 2008-09-23T23:42:56Z http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/22/dont-wait-on-the-feds-for-your-bailout.htm Over the weekend, President Bush recommended the Feds spend $700 billion dollars to bailout banks from bad mortgage debt. Some experts say it will be the biggest bailout since the... http://credit.about.com/b/2008/09/22/dont-wait-on-the-feds-for-your-bailout.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:19:18 +0000 2008-09-22T11:19:18Z