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Credit Karma Roundup: Thanksgiving Edition

Written by Credit Karma November 30th, 2008 at 5:57 AM CST 1 comment

Good morning everyone, welcome to another edition of the Credit Karma roundup. We hope your Thanksgiving weekend was a great one. The four day weekends are an excellent way to get rejuvenated and the winter holiday season is just around the corner.

National Credit and Economic News:

  • Market Watch posts as card issuers hike rates, consumers forced to work harder to protect credit.
  • A look at Holiday on Wall Street as Yen for Risk Returns by Smart Money.
  • NY Times says Food Prices Expected to Keep Going Up.
  • FT announces that AIG is to pay retention bonuses to executives.
  • Fed Aid Sets Off a Rush to Refinance writes the Wall Street Journal.

Credit Scores:

  • Consumer Credit Help answers this reader question on How a No-Limit Credit Card Can Affect Your Credit Score.
  • Real Estate Professionals Redding posts TIPS TO PUMP UP YOUR CREDIT SCORE!
  • Washington Posts and Your 10-Point Credit Checkup.
  • Credit Scores Even More Key In A Tight Economy writes NPR.

Credit Cards:

  • LA Times writes How to get a lower rate on a credit card.
  • Money Savvy on Credit Cards For Bad Credit to Help Rebuild Credit History.
  • Free Money Finance blogs Protecting Your Identity This Holiday Season.
  • CNBC warns consumers in Buyer Beware: Store Credit Cards.
  • Daily Markets and Why We’re Bearish On Credit Cards.

Debt:

  • The Motley Fool says De-Leverage Your Wallet.
  • Angelica Credit Issues offers 11 Secrets to Paying Off Credit Card Debts.
  • The Simple Dollar asks Is Debt Necessary For Generating Income?
  • Seeking Alpha writes Living on Debt Gives Way to Fiscal Prudence.
  • Wise Bread asks Do we really need help with getting more debt?

News about Credit Karma:

  • Seeking Alpha writes Credit Karma Uses Ad Model to Provide Free Credit Information.
  • FlipKey posts Attracting trusted vacation rental guests - Targeting those with good credit can help.

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