Helping A Spouse With Ways To Increase Their Credit Score

Anyone who has ever been married knows that a successful union requires plenty of accommodation and teamwork. While that’s an obvious message when it comes to raising children or keeping the house in order, it also extends to maintaining the good credit any couple will need in order to buy a new home or car.… Continue reading Helping A Spouse With Ways To Increase Their Credit Score

JP Morgan Chase Aims to Boost Consumer Financial Security

This latest announcement is a follow-up to JP Morgan Chase’s establishment earlier this year of the Financial Solutions Lab. A five-year, $30 million program in collaboration with the Center for Financial Services Innovation, the lab is centered on developing and distributing innovative products that improve financial security.

Advice To Homebuyers: Boost Your Credit Score

Another bit of advice Green offers is to note how close you are to the credit limit on any of your cards. If you’re near the limit, that is a black mark against you in a lender’s eyes – the ideal is to have a balance of less than 30 percent of your credit limit. If you can’t pay down the limit, Green suggests asking the credit card issuer to up your card’s limit to get it below that 30 percent threshold. Paying close to attention to credit scoring details, insists Green, can up your score by 100 points in no time.

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