Credit Agencies Want to Facebook Stalk You Like a Drunk Ex-Girlfriend
Jobs do it. Moms do it. Wives of former college flames do it. And now, credit agencies are getting in on the Facebook stalking game. Which is worrisome.
If You're Looking for Love, You Better Have a Good Credit Score
Solid credit scores are now just as impressive/crucial as all-clear STD tests, according to the NYT: websites such as Creditscoredating.com proclaim that "Good Credit Is Sexy," online financial advice forum posters endlessly discuss credit and dating (don't they have anything better to do? probably not, because they are…
It Costs More To Be A Financially-Illiterate Woman Than A Man
A survey by FINRA, the largest independent securities regulator in the US, has found that, overall, women pay higher interest rates on credit cards than men by .5%. The half a point may look small, but means that over the course of a lifetime, women could be paying as much as thousands of dollars more to borrow money…
What If You Had To Ask Your Husband’s Permission For A Credit Card?
The Federal Reserve had the best of intentions. But in an attempt to protect college students, it hurt the financial independence of thousands of women.
Now You'll Never Own A Home
With the government itching to gracefully back out of the clusterfuck that is the American consumer loan industry, home loans are poised to get a lot more expensive and a lot less accessible. Home ownership is going to go the way of supper club membership, and unless you're a winsome red headed orphan whose pluck wins…
Americans have $970 billion in credit card debt, and predictably enough we're well on our way to break a trillion this year. A new analysis found that the value of credit card accounts more than thirty days overdue has jumped 26%, while the value of credit cards ninety days overdue has risen more than 50%. "Debt…