Archive for the ‘Banking’ Category
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Experian still does credit scoring, but you aren't allowed to see them anymore, and that's got some people ticked off. Experian alleges that its hand was forced a little bit by "unreasonable" demands from Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) in contract talks, leading to its change in service.
I don't see this ...
Posted in Banking, Credit | 9 Comments »
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Apparently Chase has taken some of the fun out of their balance transfer accounts. Some of these low-APR accounts now have raised minimum payment requirements (from 2% of the balance to 5%) and raised monthly fees to $10 per month from nothing per month.
Would you be a little ticked if ...
Posted in Banking, Commentary, Debt Reduction | 6 Comments »
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
As promised a few weeks, here are some more questions about Visa debit cards, along with answers from Visa, and my comments. I saved my personal favorites for this post, so I hope you find the answers educational and enlightening!
Question: If someone gets hold of my debit card it's possible ...
Posted in Banking | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 16th, 2009
Five Cent Nickel posted on how to calculate the payback period for a potential mortgage refinance. It's indeed important to figure this out before paying for a refinance that might never save any money. (There are plenty of ways to blow money that are more fun than going through a ...
Posted in Banking, Debt Reduction | 8 Comments »
