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Increasing your??credit limit just means giving yourself the opportunity to spend beyond your means, right? Not necessarily. Increasing??your??credit limit can have a number of upsides if you manage your credit wisely. SEE: 4 Common Credit Card Misconceptions Lowers Your Credit Utilization and Increases Your Credit Score The FICO credit scoring model will ding your credit ...

Credit Score Zealots Pursue Fool's Errand for Top Score

Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financialplanner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it's780, which is 69 points above the median score. Rose, who lives in Carbondale, Illinois , said he opened ...

Credit card rate cut request hurts score?

Dear Credit Card Adviser,If I ask my credit card companies to lower my interest rates, will it affect my credit score?-- Shane Dear Shane,Asking your credit card issuer for a lower interest rate may affect ...

Auto Loans in 30 Seconds Drive Accelerating Vehicle Sales: Cars

Three years ago, credit was so tight that the owner of a legal firm with a $400,000 salary and a very good credit score of more than 700 couldn’t get financed to buy the car he wanted from Michael Mosser’s dealership.

Credit Score Zealots Pursue Fool’s Errand

Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financial planner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it’s 780, which is 69 points above the median score.

Timely New FreeScore.com Commercials Aimed at Helping House Hunters

Low mortgage rates, elimination of a minimum credit score requirement for some refinancing by Freddie Mac, and The Obama Administration’s announced program, Making Home Affordable, have set the table for renewed interest in affordable home ownership for Americans.

Credit score zealots pursue fool's errand for numbers over 800

Credit score zealots pursue fool's errand for numbers over 800 BlOOMBERG Copyright 2012 BlOOMBERG. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:56 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 NEW YORK - Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financial planner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it's 780, which is 69 points above the median ...

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Credit Score Focus of New Celeb-Backed Debit Card

NEW YORK (AP) -- Personal finance media personality Suze Orman is thinking big. She's the first out of the gate in the fast-growing prepaid debit card market with a card that aims to help its users build a credit score.

Credit-Score Zealots Obsess on 800

Many consumers have taken unnecessary pains to drive their credit-score numbers past the FICO standard of excellence