Summary Box: Homeowners see credit scores sink after signing up for mortgage relief AN UNWELCOME SURPRISE: Homeowners who enroll in the Obama administration's loan modification program can see their credit score dip by as much as 100 points. That makes it harder ...
Homeowners see credit scores sink after signing up for mortgage relief Some homeowners who sign up for the government's mortgage assistance program are getting a nasty surprise: Lower credit scores. For borrowers who are making their payments on time but are on ...
MMI offers tips for understanding the CARD Act While only 10 percent of respondents in a recent Money Management International (MMI) survey believe students should use credit cards to finance college costs, many students get their first credit card while they are ...
New court data show surge in cases related to consumer issues in fiscal 2009 The number of new cases in federal courts related to consumer issues surged in the year ended last Sept. 30 as Americans battered by the recession fought foreclosures ...
Settlement bars company from misrepresenting its supposed identity-theft protection service LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the company used false ...
States consider barring employers from running credit checks on job applicants It's hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them. Sixty percent of employers ...
