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- 02/02/2012 - Consider credit counseling when your debts fall into collections
Receiving late payment notices in the mail and letters from creditors threatening legal action can be terrifying for already stressed-out consumers whose budgets are stretched thin. - 01/31/2012 - Holiday spending dwarfed all others, likely leading to more debt
Perhaps not surprisingly, the amount of money spent during the holiday shopping season is much larger than for all other major holidays combined. But with consumers feeling better about their finances, some are concerned about how much was spent, and whet - 01/30/2012 - Late credit card payments fell considerably in 2011
The number of credit card bills that were 60 days or more behind at the end of 2011 was down considerably from the same point in 2010, as consumers continue to reduce debt. - 01/27/2012 - Banks now clarifying more credit card agreements
In the past, many consumers have said that sometimes when they run into credit card debt they cannot keep under control, it's because they found their credit card agreement to be too confusing. But now, many banks are working to help with that common issu - 01/26/2012 - Bank of America's Groupon competitor rewards card use
These days, lots of Americans are joining social couponing services like Groupon or LivingSocial to get better deals in their day-to-day lives. But now Bank of America and other major financial institutions want to get in on the act.
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- 02/03/2012 - Consolidated Credit Counseling Services Inc. Offers Debt Reduction Tips to Consumers Facing a Holiday Debt Hangover
Many consumers started the new year off with a debt hangover worse than last year. The financial experts at Consolidated Credit offer these tips to reduce debt and practice better money management. - 01/19/2012 - U.S. Consumer Debt Highest in 10 Years: ConsolidatedCredit.Org Proposes Halt on Credit Card Spending
Consumers weren’t shy about spending this holiday season, as the latest consumer credit report reveals a nearly 10 percent increase in overall consumer debt. Howard Dvorkin, of ConsolidatedCredit.org warns consumers to be fiscally conservative as the rece - 01/09/2012 - There is Help for Seniors in Debt
Not only young and middle-aged people face financial problems, so do senior citizens. - 01/04/2012 - Smart Spenders versus Over Spenders in Shopping with Credit
With high interest rate credit cards, it’s easy to give yourself a spending hangover if you’re not disciplined as you shop. View this handy infographic to find out if you are a Smart Spender or an Over Spender when it comes to how you shop with credit. - 01/03/2012 - 2012 Money Resolutions: Consolidated Credit Offers Tips to Cut Costs and Dissolve Debt in the New Year
A shrinking middle class, high unemployment and reduced credit limits are challenges facing many Americans as we enter 2012. Consolidated Credit offers tips to face these challenges and keep financial New Year resolutions for the next 12 months and beyond
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