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The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Your Free Credit Report Is Here! Finally, the rest of us are allowed a free peek into our credit files. Here are the details behind the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.   |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Just the FACTA, Mom Residents of 12 more states can now get free copies of their credit files. If you live in the Midwest, you're eligible for a free peek into your personal financial file beginning Tuesday, March 1. Here's why you should mark your calendar for this momentous event. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
Click Here for a Free Credit Report This spiel's for real as part of the updated Fair Credit Reporting Act passed in January that guarantees U.S. citizens a free peek into the credit files the big three reporting agencies keep on us. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
Give Me My Free Credit Report! Want a free peek at your credit file? Don't hold your breath. FACTA (the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act) is taking a while to get off the ground. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Why Pay to Peek at Your Credit File? You might not want to let your file go unchecked while waiting for your freebie. Here are seven credit moves to make before you apply for a loan. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 1, 2005
Maria Bruno-Britz |
It's All About Choice Experian, best known as one of the big three credit scoring and analysis bureaus, is transforming itself into an all-around Web financial resource for consumers with its new offering, Experian Interactive. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2007
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Monitor Your Own Credit Don't want pay a credit monitoring service? Do it yourself. To obtain a free copy of your credit report, you have three options. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Get the FACTs, Jack With its numerous provisions designed to give you access to your credit information, FACT gives you a powerful arsenal that allows you to be proactive in managing your credit, far beyond just checking your monthly credit card statements for items you didn't buy. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Why's My FICO Score Wacky? Wonder why your credit scores are so wildly different? It's because the scoring systems are wildly different. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
America Scores! March Madness extends to credit scoring. How does your state rank? |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2006
Rich Smith |
Equifax Gets Some Competition Credit-checker Experian is currently part of the U.K.-based retail and financial services conglomerate GU.S. Plc. GUS has decided to split itself in two sometime within the next year, spinning off Experian as one independent public company, and Argos Retail as another. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2004
Robert Brokamp |
What Do They Know About You? Credit agencies have files and files of information about you. Find out what they know. |
InternetNews
December 14, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
PriceGrabber.com Grabbed by Experian PriceGrabber's site fetches $485M and marks the third such acquisition in the sector this year. |
Financial Advisor
July 2006
Gail Liberman |
Credit Score Surprises Credit scores can jump up and bite your financial advisory clients in ways you'd think were almost impossible. More data collected from more sources is used in unexpected ways. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2009
Dayana Yochim |
Denied Credit? Here's How to Deal A good strategy -- at least when it comes to getting rejected for a line of credit -- is to prove the lender wrong. |
