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Now Is Not the Time To Stop Using Your Credit

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

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Credit is sort of like a healthy body. You've got to use it to have it and you've got to use it well and on an on-going basis to have it be stellar.

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Boost Your Credit Score

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

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Because 30% of your FICO score is based on amounts owed on revolving credit, I can't say it enough: watch your balances!

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Credit Scores: Take a Lesson From Michael Jackson

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

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When I explain that most of my clients have good incomes, people become even more perplexed. Why, if they make so much money, are their FICO scores so low?

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New FICO Score System: What You Need to Know

Wall Street Journal | JANE J. KIM | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

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Fair Isaac Corp. is rolling out its new-and-improved FICO score, but it's likely to take a while before consumers see how they stack up under the new ...

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Even After $14 Billion in TARP Money, Detroit's on Life-Support

Steve Parker | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

With economists predicting a rough 2009, 2010 and maybe even 2011, there's not much chance of '09 and '10 car sales reaching even 2008's miserable 13.1 million.

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Car sales, 2008; even worse than we thought

Steve Parker | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

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Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spi...

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Bottom Line: 2008 Car/Truck Sales Probably Worst Since 1974

Steve Parker | Posted 02.03.2009 | Business

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The only other time the industry has seen a 3-million (or more) unit plunge was following the 1974 oil shortage.

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