As the recession gets worse, more and more Americans are falling into debt, and more of us are declaring bankruptcy every day. Bankruptcy can be seen as a fresh start, absolving you of much of your debt and payments, but it will also destroy your credit report, remaining there for ten years, and diminishing it by several hundred points. In most cases, bankruptcy should be seen as a last resort because of how important it is to maintain a healthy credit score. If you are forced to file for bankruptcy, there are certain measures you should take to ensure that you can get on the road to financial recovery as quickly as possible.
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Tips On Recovering From Filing For Bankruptcy
August 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Credit
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Legal And Illegal Tactics A Debt Collector Will Use: Debt Collection Basics Part Three
August 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Credit
In the first two articles I wrote about what a collections account was, how sending delinquent accounts out to an agency profits a creditor, and the act of a third party collection agency buying old debt from a creditor.
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Advanta Credit Card Scam
July 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Credit
I sit at my desk completely frustrated with Advanta. I opened up a business credit card with them 3 years ago and made a purchase of $6500 to help build my business credit for Rapid Recovery Solution, my Collection Agency. I have paid more then the minimum every month, on time. About 3 months ago noticed that my interest rate seemed a little high. No where on my statement did it say the actual interest rate so I called the company. After 10 min or so I get a live rep on the line and they tell me it is 36.1%. Are they kidding, this must be a mistake. I have over a 750 score and never missed a payment. They said they sent me a notice in Aug that they are doing this due to a change in there lending methods. It turns out this is the second time this year they did this. I went from 8.99% in Jan 08 to 18.99 in Feb 08 to 36.1% in Aug 08.
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