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Get Out of Debt the Casey Serin Way

posted: 198 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

Casey Serin, an infamous online entrepreneur we previously profiled at Walletpop, has come a long way on the dark road of how to get out of debt -- and he still owes $190,000. That's the amount left over after his crazy year of failing to "flip" houses in Sacramento, succumbing to foreclosures and divorce.

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New Measures to Protect Kids From Debt

posted: 199 DAYS 10 HOURS AGO

Signing up for a credit card is about to become a lot harder on campus. Underclassmen once bombarded by offers of easy credit and free T-shirts may find themselves a little less popular among credit-card marketers, as a new law designed to curb the fees and penalties that credit-card companies charge consumers goes into effect.

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Google Knows Your Credit Score

posted: 256 DAYS 10 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Beat Debt

The search giant has found yet another new and potentially lucrative way of segmenting customers for its advertisers. It's targeting users by their FICO scores.

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The Best Credit Card Perks Left Today

posted: 287 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

Here's the scoop: the airline industry and credit card companies have promised more perks to help consumers save money. However, when our fellow WalletPoppers Andrea Chalupa and Todd Pruzan talked with Mr. Credit Card of AskMrCreditCard.com for Walletpop Radio, another strategy came to light.

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Big Fees+Closed Account = Bad Credit Score?

posted: 329 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Beat Debt

With fees for credit cards going up all the time, many people may be thinking about just closing the cards. What's wrong with that? The Dolans give you the good and the bad of that decision.

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College Credit Debt Soars to New Highs

posted: 340 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Beat Debt

The bad economy means parents can't afford tuition, which means kids are taking on more of the cost themselves, which means their credit cards are busting at the seams. Are we going to be paying for that trickle down for years to come?

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Back Taxes + Job Loss = Bad News

posted: 350 DAYS 9 HOURS AGO

If you owe back taxes, but don't have a job, Ken and Daria Dolan have some good news for you: There's help available. Here's what you need to do in order to keep the government from coming after you.

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Pressured, Chase to Refund Card Fees

posted: 354 DAYS 7 HOURS AGO

filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Economizer, Beat Debt

Chase has made an agreement to refund an "illegal" $10 monthly fee it charged about 184,000 customers in November, which will mean that the bank is forking back about $4.4 million, after caving to pressure by New York's attorney general.

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Car Insurance Fraud on the Rise

posted: 359 DAYS 7 HOURS AGO

Just as foreclosures and deed in lieu transactions are rising, an increasing number of Americans are also abandoning luxury cars they can no longer afford, and not just walking away from them but ditching them and claiming the insurance.

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