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Its time for another Tweetchat today, 1/4 at 12:00pm Pacific. This weeks topic: identity theft protection. Come ready to chat, and get a chance to win a prize! and use #CKchat to participate, or join in here.

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Ever wondered how comparable todays credit card offers are? Not all credit cards are created equal, though most have benefits that are at least similar to their competitors. Trying to understand the differences is enough to give anyone a headache. This week, we compare VentureOne Rewards from Capital One and the Chase Freedom Visa.

This credit card offer is being marketed to those with excellent credit ratings and who also want a bit of flexibility with their rewards offers – and this credit card delivers it tenfold. T

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It might appear impossible to find quality advice on repairing your credit when you need help. This article contains the information that will get you on the correct route to fixing your credit. These easy tips will help you to take care of things in a timely manner without the usual headaches.

A respectable credit score makes it much easier for you to purchase a home with a mortgage. Keeping up with all of your mortgage payments will help pull your credit score even higher. Owning a home shows financial stability, which is great for your credit. This will be beneficial when you apply for loans.

Before using a credit counselor, its important to research them completely.

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Becoming credit worthy does not stop in bankruptcy; it is a common misunderstanding that a good credit report can never be attained by those who filed for bankruptcy. Just like other dilemmas, bankruptcy is simply a set back that individuals must overcome to insure a better and healthier financial venture. Account holders is inevitably in a bad position after declaring bankruptcy, but in a way it is also an effective strategy in wiping the account holder’s slate clean enough to start over. Even if there is a greater burden of proving one’s worthiness after bankruptcy, it is still possible and doable.

Account holder’s who suffered major setbacks due to bankruptcy must immediately consolidate his or her resources to re- establish his or her worthiness. There

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Companies offering anonymous reloadable debit cards claim that their product provides you with access to cash without the need to reveal your personal information. However, since every bank and ATM transaction is traceable, there is no such thing as a completely anonymous debit card.

Anonymous cards carrying a Visa, MasterCard or other major credit lending institution logo allow users to purchase items at retailers or online and possibly withdraw cash from an ATM. These cards are commonly sold at grocery or drugstores. However, these cards are not reloadable, making them akin to gift cards rather than debit cards.

The majority of anonymous reloadable debit cards -sometimes called “stored value” cards- work the same as traditional ATM debit cards. The

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Credit card agreements are typically something you’d want to read only if you suffered from insomnia. A glance at a few lines of the dense type, printed on filmy paper, is sure to help you drift off.

But buried in all that fine print are important provisions that affect you financially. So the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing a new, simplified form, to help make the agreements more readable and useful to card holders.

The bottom line is that many credit card agreements are confusing and most consumers don’t understand them, said Raj Date, the agencys temporary leader, in prepared remarks announcing the effort on Wednesday.

The prototype is short about 1,000 words, compared with roughly 5,000 for the average industry agreement and it does away with much of the legalese that is too dense for most consumers to digest. “Co

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