According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which tracks reports of identity theft and credit card fraud, about 7-10% of Americans are affected by identity theft every year. That roughly translates to 1 out of 10 people who may have been negatively impacted by identity theft or credit card fraud. In 2020 alone, the FTC received […]
Read moreCar shopping can be a daunting task for many people. There are a lot of options to go through from going to a new car dealership, buying a used car off of Craigslist, or even trying out one of those new smartphone apps that can deliver a car to you. Regardless of your method of […]
Read moreCar shopping can be a daunting task for many people. There are a lot of options to go through from going to a new car dealership, buying a used car off of Craigslist, or even trying out one of those new smartphone apps that can deliver a car to you. Regardless of your method of […]
Read moreSo you just got a copy of your credit report and see a score that ranges from 300 to 850, but what does that score actually mean? The credit score is an accumulation of all of your credit history put through an esoteric algorithm to produce a number that may seem meaningless. However, the score […]
Read moreAfter two years of the global pandemic that was COVID-19, it may be hard to think about how to recover from everything, both financially and emotionally. At the time of writing this, we may be experiencing the coldest of the night before the rise of the dawn. But the effects of COVID-19 will still linger […]
Read moreAfter two years of the global pandemic that was COVID-19, it may be hard to think about how to recover from everything, both financially and emotionally. At the time of writing this, we may be experiencing the coldest of the night before the rise of the dawn. But the effects of COVID-19 will still linger […]
Read moreAt Fix Your Credit Consulting we hear a multitude of stories from our clients about their creditors, and one common idea is that many people view their creditor as a kind of monolithic entity, unable to be reasoned with. Nothing is further from the truth, when you pick up your phone to call your creditor […]
Read moreBanks offer a valuable service that everyone should be using to help manage their finances, however banks also try to force their customers to pay fees for a variety of reasons and paying fees is no fun! Because of this, Fix Your Credit Consulting wants to offer some tips that can help you avoid paying […]
Read moreBanks offer a valuable service that everyone should be using to help manage their finances, however banks also try to force their customers to pay fees for a variety of reasons and paying fees is no fun! Because of this, Fix Your Credit Consulting wants to offer some tips that can help you avoid paying […]
Read moreDespite great advancements in identity protection practices, identity theft affected over 143,000 Americans in 2019. Unfortunately, many people aren’t aware fraud has been committed until after the thief has run up a debt in their name. Usually a person finds out when a collection agency contacts them to request payment. Other times they might find out […]
Read moreEveryone should already be putting their money into a bank as a way to securely save and store their money, however most people do not know that there are alternatives to banks that function in a similar fashion known as Credit Unions. The primary difference between a credit union and a bank is that banks […]
Read moreEveryone should already be putting their money into a bank as a way to securely save and store their money, however most people do not know that there are alternatives to banks that function in a similar fashion known as Credit Unions. The primary difference between a credit union and a bank is that banks […]
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