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Roundup - The President Edition

Written by Credit Karma November 9th, 2008 at 5:25 AM CST 2 comments

Credit Karma welcomes our new president. This years election brought out a lot of voters to the polls. Congratulations on winning the election President-Elect Obama, we hope your next four years in office exceed your expectations.

While voting was going on so was a lot of news on the economy and credit. Below are several links we’ve pulled from the past week for your reading pleasure. Have a good Sunday, everyone we’ll see you on Monday.

National Credit News:

  • New York Times writes Bank Survey Shows Credit Is Growing Even Tighter
  • Bears get back to business says Market Watch.
  • J.P. Morgan in Huge Effort to Save Mortgages publishes Wall Street Journal.
  • NPR says Consumers Wary As U.S. Economy Shrinks.
  • American Banker posts Wells Fargo to Offer $10B in Common Stock

Credit Scores:

  • The Christian Science Monitor points out The ‘Catch 22′ of consumer credit.
  • The Sun News Myrtle Beach explains Your FICO credit score is made up of five factors of varying importance.
  • The Statesman says be sure to Check your credit health before the holidays.
  • Political Ground Zero writes on Credit Score Repair.

Credit Cards:

  • Expect Tidal Wave Of Limit Reductions and Credit Card Closures to Hit Before Christmas says Get Out of Debt.
  • Money Smart Life presents the Worst Rewards Credit Cards - What’s Hidden in the Fine Print
  • Accumulating Money looks into Credit Cards vs Debit Cards - A Comparison
  • Dr. Nancy writes Credit cards - what I want my kids to know

Debt:

  • Financing Plans says Understanding The Importance Of Credit Card Debt Consolidation is fundamental.
  • My sister: Demolished $20K debt in 2 years says MoneyMateKate.
  • Geezeo presents 5 Things That Can Quickly Put You Into Debt
  • Investing vs. Paying Down Debt - Which Way Should You Go asks the Personal Finance Analyst?

News about Credit Karma:

  • 11 Alive publishes the following guide: Websites Help You Manage Your Money
  • Make Use of presents 5 Online Tools to Help You Manage Your Money.
  • The Smarter Wallet posts Face The Credit Crisis By Avoiding Debt and Credit.

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USER COMMENTS

Thanks for the mention!

by Ben - November 9th, 2008 at 7:02 AM CST

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to

say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

by Betty - November 10th, 2008 at 2:15 AM CST
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