Why Prepaid Debit Cards Won’t Show Up On Your Credit Reports 2024-03-15 The growth in the use of prepaid debit cards over the past several years has been impressive.In fact, an industry that was once populated exclusively More
Can You Increase Your Credit Score to 850? 2024-03-04 “Apparently, I’m a financial unicorn,” says Lance Cairns of Georgia, Vermont. Cairns has worked his whole adult life to build a credit score higher th More
The Pros and Cons of Freezing Your Credit Reports 2024-03-04 Given the number of recent data breaches the topic of protecting your credit has been all over the place.That’s the silver lining of all of these reta More
How Long Do Late Payments Stay On A Credit Report? 2024-03-01 “John, I was 3 weeks late on a credit card payment and about 10 days late on an auto loan payment, both 4 months ago. I was pretty sure it was g More
Which Debt Repayment Strategy Is Right for You? 2024-02-29 We’ve focused on giving you the information you need to know to get rid of your credit card debt once and for all this month. So far, we’ve explained More
Credit Card Reviews: Best Home Improvement Rewards Credit Cards 2024-02-22 From the Mint team: Mint may be compensated if you click on the links to our issuer partners’ offers that appear in this article, including Chase. Our More
How To Prioritize Emergency Funds, Savings and Paying Off Debt 2024-02-12 We all want to be more responsible with our money. While that sounds great in theory, it can get confusing once you start to break things down. Emerge More
Are You in the 45%? Here are 4 Ways to Take a Chunk Out of Your Credit Card Debt 2024-02-10 Yes, that “minimum payment due” box on your credit card statement looks so enticing. Pay a small amount, and you’re off the hook — for a month, More
Using Credit Cards to Fund Your Retirement? 2024-02-09 Credit cards can do a variety of things: Buy items, facilitate auto-billing, earning rewards, and more. Some might even call them the Swiss Army Knife More
How Credit Card Inactivity Impacts Your Credit Scores 2024-02-08 It’s strange, but from time to time, I get a small pop in the volume of the same question. It happened to me last week. I was asked four times on the More