December 14th, 2008
Credit Karma Weekly Roundup – Let it Snow!
Good morning readers! Below are several articles pulled for your reading pleasure. We hope you find them useful and interesting. They’re sorted by category or topic of interest to make finding and selecting reads easier. Have a great rest of the weekend and we’ll see you here again next week.
National Credit and Economic News:
- The Columbus Dispatch writes $2 trillion in credit may be cut.
- Chicago Tribune announces banks cutting credit; how to keep yours.
- The Wall Street Journal on How You Can Rebuild Your Wealth.
- Subprime Blogger talks about Recession vs. Depression.
- Financial Blogger posts A Banker’s Perspective On The Banking Industry.
Credit Scores:
- My Desert says credit scores get analyzed more than ever.
- The Consumerist on Hard And Soft Credit Inquiries, And How One Hurts Your Credit Score.
- Forbes offers these ways to Improve Your Credit Score.
- American Consumer News asks Bad Credit? Getting a Loan Can Be Difficult.
Credit Cards:
- CNN on the Money with this Web Extra: How to Manage Credit When You’ve Lost Your Job.
- Frugal Dad on The Pros and Cons of Credit Cards.
- Generation X Finance posts Be on the Lookout for Fraudulent Credit and Debt Card Charges From ADELE SERVICES 800-764-8104 or GFDL
- Money Ning gives 15 Tips About ATM and Check Card Safety.
Debt:
- Los Angeles Times advices pay down the credit card, then the home equity loan.
- The Sun’s Financial Diary offers these ideas on How to Use Your Credit Card without Going in Debt.
- The Wisdom Journal wonders if Anyone Feels Sorry For Debt Collectors?
- Credit Card Forum posts Credit Card Debt: [Honestly] How Bad Is It?
- Money Hawk writes Let’s NOT Loan Money to Family and Friends…
- The Happy Rock asks Student Debt…How Much is Too Much?
News and Carnivals Featuring Credit Karma:
- CK’s press release with International Business Times.
- CK’s press release with Earth Times.
- 42nd money hacks carnival: laid-off and freelancing edition at Financial Wellness Project.
- Computer Finance says Credit Karma Uses Advertising Model to Take on Subscription Model in Credit Score Monitoring.
- Brief shoutout from Debt Chronicles in Credit Score Increased!
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