Roundup: Day of the Dead

There is much to read in this edition about the economy and credit. The photo for this edition was chosen because of the news headlines of a shrinking economy. We hope you appreciate the play with words and photos. Have a great weekend - we’ll see you for a new week of posts starting tomorrow.

National Credit News:

• U.S. Economy Shrinks on Weak Spending says Wall Street Journal.
• NPR writes U.S. Economy Contracts, Signaling Recession
• American Banker asks As Applicants Line Up, Is Fed Near Its Limit?
• MLive says banks becoming more picky when giving loans.
• Here is an editorial from Press Republican on learning from the crisis

Credit Scores:

• Press Democrat publishes surviving the new economy: know your score!
• Your money - tips to avoid damaging your credit score presented by Newsday.
• Dallas News writes Dollar Wise: Knowing difference between FDIC, FICO can keep you ahead.
• Credit Score Cowboy presents Credit Score 101, Do’s and Dont’s
• Top Reasons You Should Check Your Credit Score Regularly by Financial Independence.
• Boise Idaho Blog looks into What You Should Know About Your FICO Score.

Credit Cards:

• Learn about The Credit Card Nightmare by Find Secured Cards.
• Credit Repair Facts presents Credit cards and Bankruptcy
• Consumer Commentary asks Should the Bailout Money Be Used to Forgive Credit Card Debt?
• Money Ning warns to Watch Out for Possible Credit Card Scams.
• Stop The Flow Of Credit Card Offers To Your Mailbox says My Two Dollars.

Debt:

• Green Taxi looks into Great Depression 2.0: 90% More Downside.
• NCN presents 10 Things That Will Happen On The Road Between Being In Debt And Being Debt Free
• Get Out of Debt talks about Bad Credit Debt Consolidation - Brutally Honest Advice.

News about Credit Karma:

• Live Styler does a One on One With Credit Karma’s Kenneth Lin
• Lazy Man and Money writes up Credit Karma’s Credit Simulator (and Other Credit Tools)
• IRS Hitman mentions us briefly in right this way.
• Trapez-Finance posts Credit Card Reviews For Customer.
• Fivonate 2008 | Credit Karma at eFinance Forward

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