September 2nd, 2010

Review: ReadyForZero Helps Consumers Cut Debt Down To Nada

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The average consumer carried $7,752 in credit card debt in July.

If the average Joe or Jane paid only the minimum payment of 3% on a credit card with an average interest rate of 14%, it would take 15 years and 11 months to get rid of that debt. Plus, they will also be paying $4,751.80 extra in interest.

Maybe Joe and Jane should visit ReadyForZero.

ReadyForZero website just launched today and promises to guide consumers out of credit card debt with a realistic plan based on a consumer’s real debt and credit cards.

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August 30th, 2010

Review: BillFloat – Can’t Pay Your Bills? They Have you Covered (For A Fee)

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BillFloat, founded in 2009 and incubated by PayPal, has a simple, fresh solution to an old problem—what to do when you can’t pay the bills.

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August 23rd, 2010

Twitter-style Reviews: The Latest Financial Start-ups, Tweeted!

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The internet is like a great big digital playground, where thousands of companies debut who they are, what they do, and why they’ll make consumers’ lives better.

Since there are as many start-ups this year as you have Facebook friends, we thought we’d have a little fun reviewing a handful of financial and tech companies Twitter-style.

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August 19th, 2010

Review: BankSimple, A Bank That Pledges Not To Suck

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Rarely has a reputation preceded someone or something quite like BankSimple. Top dogs of the financial blogosphere and news media —we’re talking Wall Street Journal, Netbanker, Mashable, TechCrunch, BusinessWeek, and New York Times –have already chalked up praise for BankSimple… and the company hasn’t even launched yet. So, what’s the buzz around BankSimple?

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February 28th, 2010

Favorite Product Picks for February

Every month, Credit Karma hunts through the top financial products to bring you our favorite picks, what we loved about them, and why you should give them a try too.

In February, we are focusing on offers that have the Best Service and came up with three that we just can’t stop raving about. If you want to treat yourself to a little TLC in your personal finance life, the following picks are sure to deliver.

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