» Improving your credit score
20/10/08 16:37 from Expert financial advice and saving tips - CNNMoney.com
Lenders are boosting the credit scores they require to lend consumers money.

» Managing credit scores, 401(k)
06/10/08 18:46 from Expert financial advice and saving tips - CNNMoney.com
1. Recently one of my credit card companies reduced my credit limit by half. I pay more than the minimum payment each month. What else can I do to keep my score up during these hard times? - Mike, Florida

» Manage debt, protect savings
02/09/08 14:39 from Expert financial advice and saving tips - CNNMoney.com
Gerri Willis answers questions managing credit card debt, making sure your savings are safe and rebuilding credit after a foreclosure.

» Citi to raise APRs
17/11/08 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
Citigroup cardholders who haven't had their rates raised in two to three years have a surprise in store for them -- higher interest rates!

» Fed denies debt relief
13/11/08 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
The Fed rejects a proposal that would have created a workout program for credit cardholders facing bankruptcy.

» AmEx to raise APRs
31/10/08 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
The American Express company will soon implement a sweeping rate hike.

» Banks giving debt relief?
31/10/08 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
Some lenders are pushing a pilot program that would provide debt relief for credit card borrowers.

» Credit cards, Chinese-style
22/10/08 05:00 from Bankrate.com: Plastic Rap Blog Headlines
In China, the law says if you miss two credit card payments, you have to pay the balance in full immediately.

» 'Underwater' vs. Foreclosure
05/11/08 15:31 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Why most people who owe more than a property's worth will still keep their homes.

» Debt-Relief Firms Attract Complaints
14/10/08 04:09 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Regulators say many companies that promise to clear up unpaid bills don't deliver. The consequences are trashing customers' credit scores.

» Car Loan Delinquencies Rise
07/10/08 03:25 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Auto-loan delinquencies are on the rise as cash-strapped Americans increasingly struggle to repay car and truck loans, according to a study.

» Your Cash: How Safe Is Safe?
22/09/08 17:41 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Strategies on how to keep hundreds of thousands of dollars safely stowed away under FDIC protection.

» Loan Delinquencies Reappear
20/09/08 20:31 from WSJ.com: Loans & Credit
Loan delinquencies jumped at the fastest pace since last year in August for many categories.

» Wallets Wide Shut
14/11/08 14:00 from Portfolio.com: News and Markets
A s if warnings and bankruptcies by retailers weren't signs enough, the government has released a strong confirmation that consumer spending has squealed to a halt. Retail sales shrank 2.8 percent in October, the fourth consecutive monthly..

» The Last Retailing Redoubt
13/11/08 18:00 from Portfolio.com: News and Markets
Things are looking good for Wal-Mart—at least for now. Wal-Mart Stores reported a better-than-expected 10 percent rise in third-quarter profits on Thursday, as consumers who have all but abandoned pricier retail channels continued to ..

» The Crunch Is Becoming a Crisis
13/11/08 14:30 from Portfolio.com: News and Markets
In a fresh sign of how the credit crunch is morphing into an economic crisis, the number of Americans filing their initial claims for unemployment insurance soared to more than half a million last week, the highest level in 17 years. The La..

» Worst. Buy. Ever.
12/11/08 14:00 from Portfolio.com: News and Markets
F or retailers, Christmas has been canceled. The holiday shopping season has not even started yet, but its epitaph has already been written by Best Buy. The electronics retailer said that because of the weakness in consumer spending it was..

» Worst of Times
11/11/08 05:00 from Portfolio.com: News and Markets
E conomists regard the Great Depression as something akin to the Black Death: a fascinating and terrifying historical aberration that, thankfully, can never happen again. Despite a stock market collapse and the demise of several huge finan..