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Tag: credit scores

Posted inHome Ownership, Homeownership, Supplements

Become Homeowner Ready

by WI Guest Author June 13, 2018October 31, 2020

Purchasing a home can be one of the most exciting and financially rewarding investments you make in your lifetime.

**FILE** Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy, Op-Ed, Opinion

Consumers to Receive Over $17M, Thanks to CFPB

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer January 5, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

New Scoring System Aims to Help People with Poor Credit

by Washington Informer April 3, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

How New Changes by Credit-Reporting Firms May Affect You

by Washington Informer March 10, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Some Credit Report Errors Never Get Fixed

by Washington Informer January 23, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Credit Monitoring Firm Agrees to $22 Million in Refunds

by Washington Informer November 20, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Debts Canceled by Bankruptcy Still Mar Consumer Credit Scores

by Washington Informer November 14, 2014October 30, 2020

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