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Debunking 5 Secured Credit Card Myths

When it comes to secured credit cards, many myths abound. From "they're only for people with bad credit" to "they're more expensive than unsecured cards", you can't always distinguish the truth from the lie. Worry not. I'm debunking the most common secured credit card myths. More...

Fixed Rate Home Equity Loans

As the owner of your own home, you have a very important resource available to help you weather many financial storms including the current global credit crunch. With the credit crunch in the news on a daily basis, it's a good time to take a look at the equity tide up in your biggest asset - your home. A home equity loan or home equity line of credit (HELOC) is a loan, which is basically granted using your house's value as collateral. The size of the loan will depend on the difference between your current mortgage value and the current value of your home. More...

Credit Repair is More Than a Right, It's Your Responsibility

The majority of Americans have errors and other unverifiable information on their credit reports that could be dragging down their credit score. Odds are good that your credit score is lower than it should be. The unfortunate thing is that odds are you will be yet another one of the millions of Americans who will continue to suffer with an unfair credit score because you will do nothing to repair your credit. More...

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Cheap Home Loans Are Still Out There

Recent surveys of those borrowers who use a mortgage broker to find them a cheap home loan, a more flexible home loan or new car finance show that around 95% of them are extremely happy with the service offered by the mortgage broker or lease broker. As a general rule, if you retain a mortgage broker when looking for a cheap home loan as well as one that is flexible, or a lease broker when you are in the market for new car finance the chances are you will obtain not only a more competitively priced loan but one that offers you greater flexibility than that which you would have obtained if you had applied for finance yourself. More...

How to Trade Commodities In A Sensible Manner

How To Trade Commodities is on the minds of thousands of people. As the economy continues to worsen and 401k's become less reliable, many are looking to find a way to support themselves. Trading commodities is a wonderful business that can be very gratifying and rewarding for those that go about it in a business-like fashion. More...