Personal Finance News
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Survey Shows Late Credit Card Payments Aren’t Always About Being Broke
Everyone knows that carrying a balance on your credit card can lead to interest fees, adding to your debt. However there’s another expensive risk that consumers may run afoul of: late fees. In fact a new survey from the personal finance site WalletHub finds that 46 million Americans anticipate missing a credit card payment this…
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Members of China’s People’s Liberation Army Indicted for 2017 Equifax Hack
In 2017, Equifax — one of three major credit bureaus in the United States — announced that they had experienced a breach. This resulted in approximately 147 million customers having their sensitive data exposed, including names, birthdates, social security numbers, and more. Then last year Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission announced that the company…
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Fair Isaac Announces FICO 10 Credit Score Model
Although these upcoming developments might put fear into some consumers, it seems that those who are already practicing good credit habits have little to worry about.
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Chase Adds New Perks to Sapphire Reserve, Increases Annual Fee
When it comes to credit cards, there are at least two major schools of thought: those who think they’re evil and those who see them as a potentially positive tool. Yet, even among those in the latter camp, high-end credit cards can be a bit divisive, with some praising the outsized value they receive while…
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Survey Finds Even the Financially Savvy Make Money Mistakes
When it comes to personal finance, it’s fairly simple to make a mistake. Whether it’s as simple as overspending or more complicated such as errors in investing, you might expect that most Americans would be quick to cop to these missteps. What you might not anticipate, however, is that these types of money mess-ups are…
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Financial New Years Resolutions Proving Popular Yet Again
With the holiday shopping season drawing to a close, now is about the time when many Americans are paying extra attention to their bank balances, budgets, and debts. As luck would have it, this revelation comes as a new year is now on the horizon, leading to the annual tradition of setting resolutions. Sure enough,…
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Apple Card Introduces Interest-Free Financing for iPhones
When Apple announced the Apple Card earlier this year, it was met with both excitement and skepticism — and has somehow delivered on both. Despite being described by Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon as the “the most successful credit card launch ever,” there have been some bumps along the way. While some of those problems may still…
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WalletHub Shares Black Friday Trends and Best Deals for 2019
It’s almost here: after weeks of “pre-Black Friday sale” ads flooding airwaves and e-mail boxes everywhere, the main event is nearly upon us. As has become tradition, this Friday retailers across the nation will woo shoppers with special “doorbusters” and other attractive pricing in a bid to kickstart the holiday shopping season. Of course, when…
