FICO has had a huge impact on the everyday lives of millions of Americans. Would you be able to get the mortgage to afford the new house? Will you be approved for that credit card? All of this is directly influenced by the consumer’s FICO score.
READ MORECredit can be complicated - there's no denying that. And because it's so complicated, confusing and important, it can also be very stressful. One of the best ways to reduce that stress is by combating misinformation. Unfortunately,
READ MOREAre you happy with your financial situation? If you're like most Americans, the answer is probably no. Last year, a survey from the Center for Financial Services Innovation found that 57 percent of American adults struggle financially,
READ MORECredit cards can be a tricky subject. As we've covered before, your credit score plays an incredibly important role in your financial life, and credit cards are naturally a major element in building up - or hurting - that score. But how
READ MOREThe United States is a country founded by immigrants. Since its inception, America has drawn people from around the globe, all eager to start new lives and achieve greater prosperity.But new immigrants face many serious challenges when they
READ MOREShortly after President Obama first took office, he had a decision to make. Actually, he had many, many decisions to make, but this one stood out: Which American city should he visit first? While such a visit wasn't likely to have much
READ MOREJune is here, and baseball season is in full swing. What better way to spend a warm summer evening than with a trip to the ballpark? There's just one little problem here: Baseball tickets are getting more expensive every year, and
READ MOREMillennials tend to get a bad rap. Judging from the op-eds and headlines, it'd be easy to think that millennials are the most entitled, irresponsible generation to ever live. These types of criticism conveniently overlook the terrible
READ MOREWhen the weather starts to turn warm, a lot of people - us included - like to talk about spring cleaning. But why stop at cleaning your home, when you could improve it? And why get your hands dirty when you can leverage the power of your
READ MOREIt's that time of year again. Time to grab some paper towels, get some Windex, find a broom and start spring cleaning.Or, you could set the vacuum and sponge off to the side and focus on cleaning up something far more important: your payment
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