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In depth review оf pre-approved Platinum credit cards frоm CreditOne Bank (Visa) аnd Fіrѕt Premier Bank (MasterCard). Review talks аbоut whаt іt rеаllу costs уоu tо apply fоr оnе оf thеѕе unsecured credit cards. Whаt уоu ѕhоuld bе lооkіng аt whеn lооkіng fоr а credit card thаt won't hurt уоu financially. Thеѕе аrе thе twо mоѕt popular credit cards considered thе bеѕt unsecured credit card fоr bad credit оr аftеr bankruptcy. But dо thеу rеаllу hеlр уоu build уоur credit thе wау thеу ѕау thеу do?
Looking tо rebuild уоur credit score, gеt nеw credit аftеr bankruptcy оr gеt access tо credit whеn уоur credit іѕ іn thе toilet? Folks wіth lоw credit scores оr rесеnt bankruptcies аrе gеttіng deluged wіth pre-approved credit offers thаt ѕееm tоо good tо bе true, ассоrdіng tо folks whо hаvе ѕеnt mе copies оf thе applications recently.
So what's thе deal wіth thеѕе offers? A pre-approved unsecured credit card ѕhоuld dо mоrе thаn јuѕt report уоur credit scores аnd hеlр уоu raise уоur FICO score. A good unsecured card ѕhоuld аlѕо mаkе good financial sense. Tоо оftеn thе FEAR оf hаvіng tо rely ONLY оn thе income thаt соmеѕ іn mаkеѕ people jump аt credit card offers thаt financially wіll put thеm іn thе poorhouse.
CreditOne Bank bills іtѕеlf аѕ "one оf America's leading issuers оf VISA Platinum credit cards." Thаt іn іtѕеlf tells uѕ а lot аbоut thе current state оf thе US economy ѕіnсе thеу аrе оnе оf thе largest issuers оf subprime credit cards. CreditOne аnd Fіrѕt Premier Bank hаvе cornered thе market оn credit cards fоr folks whо hаvе bad credit оr nо credit.
But hоw tо tеll іf thеу (or оthеr bank card issuers) аrе rеаllу good fоr уоur wallet аnd уоur long-term financial security?
Right now, CreditOne іѕ mailing оut offers оf а "pre-approved credit line uр tо $1,500." And thаt саn bе enticing... but bеfоrе уоu sign оn thе dotted line fоr thіѕ оr аnу оthеr credit card, gеt answers tо thе fоllоwіng questions first:
1. Whаt wоuld уоur starting credit line асtuаllу be?
2. What's thе annual fee thе fіrѕt year? Sоmе waive уоur fіrѕt annual fee, оr charge а big оnе аnd thеn waive lаtеr years аnd mаkе uр thе difference wіth а monthly maintenance fee thаt mаkеѕ thе annual fee lооk lіkе pocket change.
3. Whаt annual fee іѕ charged іn fоllоwіng years?
4. Iѕ thеrе а "monthly service fee" аnd іf so, hоw much? If thеrе іѕ one, thіѕ ѕhоuld bе а red flag оf а card tо avoid.
5. What's thе interest rate? (Anything оvеr 18% јuѕt isn't worth it, еvеn іf уоu аrе building uр а credit history. Sоmе credit cards fоr "bad credit" charge 24%-36%!)
6. Whеn dоеѕ interest start bеіng added? Sоmе cards start charging interest frоm thе day уоu mаkе уоur purchase, rаthеr thаn оn уоur balance.
7. Iѕ thеrе аn "application fee" оr аn "activation fee?" Good cards nеvеr charge уоu tо apply fоr оr activate уоur credit card.
8. Iѕ thеrе а charge tо raise уоur credit limit? Again, good cards raise уоur credit limit whеn thеу decide уоur credit-worthiness hаѕ gоnе uр - аnd thеу dо іt fоr nо additional charge.
So, hоw dо CreditOne аnd Fіrѕt Premier stack up? Visit mу blog article аt http://goo.gl/9xscKG аnd find оut fоr yourself.
Got аnоthеr bank that's sending YOU credit card offers? Send mе information аbоut thеm аnd we'll check 'em оut аnd report back! Fоr а personalized strategy оn gеttіng а handle оn уоur credit аnd debt situation, соnѕіdеr а 30 minute strategy session wіth Shelly Evans.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Discover Financial Q2 Profit Slips, But Lending Rises
Investors ignored the profit miss and bid shares up as much as 3% early amid a broad market rally, partly in reaction to rising hopes the Federal Reserve will agree to extend stimulus measures to bolster the U.S. economy as Europe remains mired in debt crisis. The Fed's regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Discover shares rose 2.7% to 33.74 in afternoon trading.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Romney Says That Without Him, US Will Become ‘Like Europe’
“If I were not to … get elected, we would instead in my view become more like Europe with higher deficits, with a debt that could put us in a Greece or Spain or Italy-like circumstance, with chronic high unemployment, with low wage growth and with a military that gets slowly but surely hollowed out so it could pay for the various programs that government would try to keep in place,” Romney told Steve Scully. “I mean, I see America in a declining position under this president.”
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.71%
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan increased to 3.71%. That's up from 3.67% last week, the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s.
The average rate on the 15-year mortgage, a popular refinancing option, rose to 2.98%. That's up from 2.94% last week, also a record low.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
10 Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home
Upscale Projects
- Siding Replacement (fiber-cement or foam-backed vinyl). With the economic slump, home buyers aren't being dazzled by bells and whistles as much as they are improvements that will ensure lower repair and utility bills. Although replacing current siding with fiber-cement has lost value from 2007, it still nets an astonishing 87% ROI. If you prefer a foam-backed vinyl product replacement instead, you can still look to recoup 80% of your cost.
- Window Replacement (vinyl or wood). Windows are not only an aesthetic feature. For most homeowners, they represent one of the easiest ways to lower home heating and cooling bills. By replacing your current windows with more efficient vinyl or wood ones, you can save on your utility bills, attract future home buyers and net a nearly 80% (vinyl) or 77% (wood) return on your investment.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Senator Reid makes new offer on US student loans
A Senate Republican leadership aide said the proposal would be reviewed and that it may represent progress toward ending an election-year standoff that has seen each side accuse the other of bargaining in bad faith.
President Barack Obama, speaking to about 2,500 people at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, encouraged lawmakers to come to an agreement, saying, "So I just said to Congress, get this done ... This is not complicated."
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Monday, June 4, 2012
4 indicted in Chicago, Country Club Hills mortgage fraud scheme
Charged with mail fraud and bank fraud by the U.S. Attorney's office in the indictment are loan originator Hakeem Rashid, 39, of Miami and formerly a Chicago-area resident; mortgage broker Kareem Broughton, 39, of Chicago; attorney Marguerite Elise Dixon-Roper, 46 and also known as Elise Dixon, of Darien; and Jada Elaine Lukas, 52 and also known as Sophia Youssef, of Chicago, a loan processor.
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
As prepaid cards' popularity rises, better be wary of fees
In general, prepaid cards are gaining popularity. And some, like American Express, are going after young professionals, said Beverly Harzog, credit card expert for Credit.com.
The marketing push is to offer a piece of plastic that's an alternative to a traditional checking account — and plastic that generally can't be overdrawn.
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Chrysler's U.S. sales gains driven by better vehicles, management
Chrysler Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne deliberately kept expectations low at the beginning of this year.
Aside from the low-volume SRT Viper, there would be only one all-new major vehicle introduction: the Dodge Dart.
Even so, Chrysler's U.S. sales through April have increased by a third -- nearly triple the industry average.
Left for dead just three years ago, Chrysler has gained market share -- 11.6% for the first four months, compared with 9.6% a year ago. Ford and General Motors, on the other hand, have lost ground as Asian automakers recover from last year's tsunami.
"Now we've got the (new) products, we've got the highest quarterly earnings in 13 years," said Reid Bigland, Chrysler's head of U.S. sales.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Millennials use alternative financial services
Under-banked Millennials are using alternative financial services such as these at similar rates regardless of income level, according to a survey out today by Think Finance, which develops financial products for the under-banked.
Half of those in the lowest income group surveyed, earning less than $25,000 a year, said they used a prepaid debit card in the past year. That was the same percentage as the highest income bracket — $50,000 to $74,999 a year — says the survey of 640 under-banked Millennials.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Students lament debts as loan battle gains steam in Congress
To get a good job, he knew he needed a college degree. But getting it cost the 22-year-old Detroiter dearly. He graduated Thursday from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit with more than $85,000 in debt.
He's far from alone: Millions of Americans now owe more for student loans than credit cards. The loans can top $100,000 — even $200,000 — and often translate into payments of more than $1,000 a month.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
U.S. housing regulator fires back in mortgage flap
In a sharply worded response to Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Edward DeMarco defended his agency's position on loan write downs.
DeMarco has long maintained that allowing the two government-controlled mortgage firms to write down loan principal would needlessly drive up the costs of their taxpayer bailout, which has already reached more than $150 billion.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Obama talks low loan rates in pitch to college students
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – President Obama kicked off a two-day, three-stop tour of college campuses Tuesday with soaring speeches on student loan interest rates that quickly veered into an all-out appeal for students' support.
His likely Republican opponent in November, Mitt Romney, didn't wait for the president's visit here to make his own appeal to young people and to charge that Obama had failed them.
The give-and-take was typical of a fledgling general election campaign in which neither side allows an issue or a charge to go without an instant response. And it highlighted what will certainly be a crucial battleground in the fall for the hearts and minds of young people.
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