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Get Out of Debt the Casey Serin Way

posted: 67 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: 68 DAYS 11 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: 125 DAYS 11 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: 156 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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Cardholders' Bill of Rights Passes in House

posted: 192 DAYS 6 HOURS AGO

filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Beat Debt, Fraud, Recession

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 357-70 today to pass the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights, which would begin protecting consumers from abrupt interest-rate hikes and unfair or deceptive billing by July 1, 2010. A similar bill in the U.S. Senate is yet to go to a full vote and is considered less certain to pass. Read on for the fine print.

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34 Million Pay Their Credit-Card Bills Late

posted: 192 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Beat Debt, Recalls, Recession, Savings Account

Nearly 34 million Americans admit they've been late making credit card payments, and about 18 million people say they've missed payments entirely. That's hardly surprising, given how many Americans are struggling these days. Are you? Here's what to do about your debt.

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Big Fees+Closed Account = Bad Credit Score?

posted: 198 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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Can You Cope Without Health Insurance?

posted: 200 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO

filed under: Debt, Beat Debt, Cut Costs, Health Insurance, Insurance, Recession

Losing your job often brings with it the far more daunting problem of losing your group health insurance. But even for those who still work, insurance is becoming a dicey issue as more employers bow out of providing increasingly expensive coverage. To learn useful tips on avoiding gaps in coverage, accessing community health-care resources, negotiating medical bills, and more, read on.

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Struggling to Pay Debts? Tell Your Lenders

posted: 202 DAYS 11 HOURS AGO

filed under: Banking, Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Credit Score, Debt, Beat Debt, Loans, Personal Loans, Recession

Will credit-card issuers respond to a request for lenience from someone suffering through the recession and struggling to make payments? Or is a credit counselor a better option? For some frank answers (and, possibly, some good news), read on.

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