November 30th, 2008
Credit Karma Roundup: Thanksgiving Edition
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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