by Kristin Austin | Sep 3, 2021 | Articles, Credit 101, Featured Articles
Creating an emergency response plan for your finances is key to saving your credit during times of flux, such as an extended period of evacuation due to a natural disaster. Americans from coast to coast have spent the summer dealing with an unusually intense round of... 
by Kristin Austin | Aug 23, 2021 | Articles, Credit Monitoring, Featured Articles
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently filed a proposed settlement to resolve a lawsuit against a debt collection enterprise and its owner. The lawsuit alleges that Fair Collections & Outsourcing (FCO) violated federal law by inaccurately... 
by Kristin Austin | Jul 30, 2021 | Articles, Credit Goals
Establishing good credit is one of the most important things you can do to set yourself up to meet your financial goals. When you have good credit, the more likely you can be approved for loans to purchase a car, home and other expensive purchases at much lower... 
by Kristin Austin | Jul 23, 2021 | Articles, Credit Goals
On July 31, landlords are again able to legally evict tenants for failure to pay rent if there’s no new stimulus bill or executive action to renew the temporary protections put in place last year. This means millions of Americans may be at risk of missing rent... 
by Kristin Austin | Jul 9, 2021 | Articles, Credit Goals
The number of Americans with bad credit dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s behind this drop? Americans spent more time paying off debt than racking it up. Overall, subprime consumers were also able to reduce their total average debt, shrinking their...
