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Credit, Debt & Loans

How Our Consumer Debt Problems Got Out of Control

by Silicon Valley Blogger on November 4, 2009 | 11 comments

Prosper.com: $50 Bonus For A New Account

by Silicon Valley Blogger on November 1, 2009 | 4 comments

New Credit Card Rules, Opting Out of Interest Rate Increases

by Jacques Sprenger on October 30, 2009 | edited by SVB | 9 comments

Best Debt Consolidation Loans For Those With Good Credit

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 23, 2009 | 13 comments

Chase Freedom: Credit Card For Cash Back Rewards

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 22, 2009 | 13 comments

0% Interest Credit Cards, 12 Months Balance Transfer

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 13, 2009 | 9 comments

Loan Modification Companies vs The Fair Housing Authority

by Stacey Doyle on October 12, 2009 | edited by SVB | 5 comments

Using Credit Monitoring To Protect Your Credit History

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 8, 2009 | 8 comments

Seeking A Mortgage Loan Modification To Save My Home

by Stacey Doyle on October 5, 2009 | edited by SVB | 15 comments

How To Lower Your Credit Card Interest Rates

by Guest Blogger on October 4, 2009 | edited by SVB | 5 comments

Best 0% APR Credit Card Offers To Reduce Your Debt

by Silicon Valley Blogger on September 25, 2009 | 2 comments

Get A Fast Cash Loan, Pay Through Your Nose

by Silicon Valley Blogger on September 23, 2009 | 11 comments

myFICO Promotional Code and Review

by Millie Kay G. on September 18, 2009 | edited by SVB | 2 comments

How One Debtor Resolves Her Credit Card Problems

by Silicon Valley Blogger on September 16, 2009 | 24 comments

Debt Settlement Companies: Friend or Foe?

by Silicon Valley Blogger on September 8, 2009 | 7 comments

Win Cash! $2,500 Lending Club Giveaway For New Investors

by Silicon Valley Blogger on September 6, 2009 | 4 comments

Peer To Peer Lending: Lend Money And Invest

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 31, 2009 | 9 comments

Repair Bad Credit, Avoid The Scams

by Millie Kay G. on August 25, 2009 | edited by SVB | 17 comments

Use Low Interest Rate Credit Cards To Lower Your Debt

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 23, 2009 | 6 comments

Secured Credit Cards To Boost Your Credit

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 11, 2009 | 6 comments

Personal Loan Interest Rates from Lending Club

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 4, 2009 | 13 comments

Summer Concert Tours To Enjoy: Get $5 Lawn Concert Tickets!

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 1, 2009 | 5 comments

Stop Using Credit Cards By Putting Your Cards On Ice

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 29, 2009 | 16 comments

Credit Scoring Variations: FICO vs Vantage Score

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 28, 2009 | 10 comments

What Are The Best Credit Card Rewards Programs?

by Millie Kay G. on July 21, 2009 | edited by SVB | 8 comments

How To Get A Personal Loan

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 16, 2009 | 5 comments

Citi ThankYou Points Network: Rewards For The Shopper

by Stacey Doyle on July 10, 2009 | edited by SVB | 2 comments

How To Get Out of Debt With A Debt Repayment Plan

by Millie Kay G. on June 30, 2009 | edited by SVB | 7 comments

Should You Get Identity Theft Protection?

by Millie Kay G. on June 29, 2009 | edited by SVB | 13 comments

I Need A New Credit Card Fast

by Silicon Valley Blogger on June 23, 2009 | 8 comments

My Credit Card Account Got Closed

by Silicon Valley Blogger on June 18, 2009 | 13 comments

Your FICO Credit Score Information: What It Means

by Silicon Valley Blogger on June 14, 2009 | 8 comments

How To Improve Your Credit Score: A 6 Step Plan

by Silicon Valley Blogger on June 5, 2009 | 18 comments

Balance Transfer Credit Card Offers, Tips and Facts

by Silicon Valley Blogger on May 29, 2009 | 18 comments

On Travel Credit Cards: How To Travel With Money

by Silicon Valley Blogger on May 19, 2009 | 12 comments

An Amex Credit Card Bill You Won’t Believe

by Silicon Valley Blogger on May 12, 2009 | 15 comments

Your Credit Card Minimum Payment Costs More Than You Think!

by Silicon Valley Blogger on May 11, 2009 | 16 comments

Tips For Lending Money Wisely

by Jacques Sprenger on May 3, 2009 | edited by SVB | 11 comments

How To Pay Off Credit Card Debt: A Success Story

by Silicon Valley Blogger on April 26, 2009 | 31 comments

myFICO Score Watch: Equifax Credit Score Monitoring

by Silicon Valley Blogger on April 24, 2009 | 5 comments

How To Avoid Bankruptcy: 5 Steps To Solvency

by Guest Blogger on April 20, 2009 | edited by SVB | 18 comments

Credit Card Spending Down By 10%, Our Is Down By 50%

by Silicon Valley Blogger on April 8, 2009 | 14 comments

Your Credit Card Benefits and Features Are Changing Rapidly

by Guest Blogger on April 2, 2009 | edited by SVB | 7 comments

American Express Blue Cash Card for Best Cash Back Credit Rewards

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 26, 2009 | 6 comments

Prevent Identity Theft: Some Credit Report Monitoring Services and Options

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 22, 2009 | 9 comments

Get The Best Home Loan Rates With These Tips

by Millie Kay G. on March 17, 2009 | edited by SVB | 4 comments

Citi Forward Credit Card Review

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 4, 2009 | 20 comments

Lending Club Return On Investment: Should You Invest Via Direct Lending?

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 2, 2009 | 17 comments

Obama’s Foreclosure Bailout Plan: Should There Be Help For Homeowners?

by Silicon Valley Blogger on February 18, 2009 | 31 comments

Experian Credit Score and Report, myFICO Code For FICO Scores

by Silicon Valley Blogger on February 8, 2009 | 9 comments

How Much Debt Do You Have? Calculate Your Debt To Income Ratio

by Millie Kay G. on January 29, 2009 | edited by SVB | 19 comments

Your Visa Debit Card Questions, Answered!

by Silicon Valley Blogger on January 20, 2009 | 14 comments

Increase Credit Card Savings By Using Debit and Credit Cards Wisely

by Stacey Doyle on January 15, 2009 | edited by SVB | 15 comments

Applying For A Credit Card? Review The Credit Card Bill of Rights

by Silicon Valley Blogger on December 18, 2008 | 14 comments

Holiday Gift Giving On A Tight Budget

by Guest Blogger on December 16, 2008 | edited by SVB | 10 comments

Debt Elimination Tips: How To Reduce Debt With These Dos and Don’ts

by Emiley Thacker on December 12, 2008 | edited by SVB | 29 comments

Are You In Financial Trouble? Money Tips To Cope With Hard Times

by Jacques Sprenger on December 2, 2008 | edited by SVB | 29 comments

Coping With The Recession In Silicon Valley

by Silicon Valley Blogger on November 19, 2008 | 18 comments

Leverage Your Good Credit! Don’t Let Good Credit’s Rewards Pass You By

by Guest Blogger on October 16, 2008 | edited by SVB | 16 comments

How To Get Free Credit Scores

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 10, 2008 | 22 comments

Foreclosure Alley’s Personal Stories of Financial Loss: The Aftermath of Foreclosure

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 6, 2008 | 28 comments

Best Gas Credit Cards: Get Rewards, Cash Back For Spending on Gas

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 3, 2008 | 14 comments

Your Spouse Has Debt and A Spending Addiction: Avoid A Bailout

by Silicon Valley Blogger on September 21, 2008 | 15 comments

Curb Your Shopping Habits: How to Recover from a Huge Impulse Buy

by Guest Blogger on September 18, 2008 | edited by SVB | 16 comments

Maximize Your Gas Credit Card Rewards! How To Pick The Right Card

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 27, 2008 | 13 comments

Discover More Card Offers $50 Cash Back Bonus

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 15, 2008 | 24 comments

Best Cash Back Credit Cards: Your Rewards For Spending

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 7, 2008 | 46 comments

Your Free Credit Score: Is There Such A Thing?

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 15, 2008 | 30 comments

7 Ways To Handle Unexpected Expenses and Financial Emergencies

by Silicon Valley Blogger on June 30, 2008 | 19 comments

The Pros and Cons of Going Into Foreclosure

by Silicon Valley Blogger on May 16, 2008 | 29 comments

How To Deal With Debt Collection Agencies: Don’t Get Harassed!

by Silicon Valley Blogger on May 6, 2008 | 15 comments

Eliminate Credit Card Debt! 4 Methods I’ve Used To Reduce My Debt

by Tisha K. on April 18, 2008 | edited by SVB | 23 comments

How Do You Qualify For A Mortgage Loan?

by Tisha K. on April 10, 2008 | edited by SVB | 22 comments

How Prosper Financed My Trip and Sundry P2P Lending Thoughts

by Guest Blogger on March 15, 2008 | edited by SVB | 8 comments

The Complete Guide To Prosper.com

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 6, 2008 | 5 comments

New To Prosper? How To Manage Your Risk As A Peer To Peer Lender

by Silicon Valley Blogger on February 21, 2008 | 11 comments

Bad Ways To Use Credit: A List of 21 Credit Card Mistakes

by Silicon Valley Blogger on February 11, 2008 | 23 comments

Teaching Our Kids How To Handle Debt and Credit

by Silicon Valley Blogger on February 1, 2008 | 28 comments

Social Lending: Direct Loans and The World of Peer To Peer Lending

by Silicon Valley Blogger on January 14, 2008 | 22 comments

Get Rid Of Your Debt With These Debt Defying Strategies

by Silicon Valley Blogger on January 8, 2008 | 35 comments

12 Strategies For Saving Money While Paying Your Bills

by Silicon Valley Blogger on December 31, 2007 | 23 comments

Prosper, Peer-To-Peer Lending, Shred Your Credit Card Debt @ My Roundup

by Silicon Valley Blogger on December 30, 2007 | 4 comments

Money, Finance and Fancy: The Carnival of Personal Finance #132, Whimsical Christmas Edition

by Silicon Valley Blogger on December 24, 2007 | 49 comments

Profiling Debt: Some Thoughts On Handling A Heavy Debt Load

by Silicon Valley Blogger on December 18, 2007 | 22 comments

How To Safely Borrow For A House Purchase

by Silicon Valley Blogger on November 15, 2007 | 21 comments

Credit is King in an Emergency

by Silicon Valley Blogger on November 9, 2007 | 14 comments

Loans To Handle With Care: Think Hard Before Taking On This Debt

by Silicon Valley Blogger on November 6, 2007 | 31 comments

The Worst Mortgage In The World and A Look At Creative Mortage Loans

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 25, 2007 | 28 comments

Stop Worrying About How You Got Into Debt and Start Focusing On How To Get Out

by Silicon Valley Blogger on October 5, 2007 | 25 comments

The Causes and Consequences of the Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis

by Silicon Valley Blogger on September 28, 2007 | 30 comments

How To Destroy Your Credit With Bad Mortgage Loans

by Silicon Valley Blogger on August 2, 2007 | 16 comments

Blogging Does Not Cause Marriage Problems, Lack Of Financial Sense Does

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 26, 2007 | 22 comments

Good Debt, Bad Debt: The Differences, Illustrated

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 23, 2007 | 23 comments

Hooked On Credit! 5 Ways The Credit Card Companies Get Our Kids To Sign Up

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 16, 2007 | 29 comments

Managing Credit And Debt, My Credit Mistakes and Lessons

by Silicon Valley Blogger on July 10, 2007 | 15 comments

How Credit Scores Affect Your Loan Rates Or Why All Spending Is Not Equal

by Silicon Valley Blogger on June 28, 2007 | 22 comments

The American Nightmare: An Illustration Of The Subprime Lending Mess and Borrowing Bust [A FlowChart]

by Silicon Valley Blogger on May 24, 2007 | 17 comments

How To Kill Your Credit Instantly With Mortgage Fraud And Subprime Borrowing

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 27, 2007 | 29 comments

What Credit Card Companies Don’t Want You To Know

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 25, 2007 | 13 comments

No Money Down To Buy A House? No Problem!

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 19, 2007 | 9 comments

How Much Credit Have You Turned Down? Maybe Half A Million Dollars Worth

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 18, 2007 | 13 comments

Causes of Stress: Rating The Most Stressful Financial Events

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 15, 2007 | 20 comments

Bad Money Moves And The End of Casey Serin

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 12, 2007 | 8 comments

Personal Bankruptcy: The Only 3 Reasons Why People Go Bankrupt

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 10, 2007 | 40 comments

6 Ways To Protect Yourself From Different Types Of Mortgage Fraud

by Silicon Valley Blogger on March 8, 2007 | 7 comments

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