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As the economy soured so did the credit bubble and the business of collecting bad debts mushroomed. When a loan goes south, the lender will often sell the debt to a third party collection agency. On average the debt collector … Continue reading
Americans are virtually powerless to correct damaging mistakes in their credit reports because of loopholes and obstacles in the federal law governing credit-reporting agencies, an Ohio newspaper reported. The lack of government regulation allows errors that wrongly deny thousands of … Continue reading
Fired for having student loans? Latoya Horton says she was fired from her job as an accountant, not because she did anything wrong, but because her employer checked her credit report and decided her debt-to-credit ratio was too high. Latoya … Continue reading
If you’ve received a surprise 1099-C tax form in the mail, you may be wondering if it’s taxable income for you. I want to explain. The 1099-Cs popping up in people’s mailboxes are really fallout from the financial crisis over … Continue reading