News from www.CreditCards.org:
Congrats average Joes and Janes! Your New Year’s resolutions are paying off. Credit scores are on the up and up, according to CreditKarma.com’s U.S. Credit Score Climate Report.
The trend data for January 2012 shows that the average credit card debt in the U.S. fell eight percent since December, landing at $ [...]
News from Asbury Park Press:
LOS ANGELES — Next to filing for bankruptcy protection, nothing wrecks your chances of qualifying for a home loan like a foreclosure.
And if you got out from under an oppressive mortgage through a short sale — when the bank agrees to accept less than what the homeowner owes — lenders can [...]
News from Asbury Park Press:
LOS ANGELES — Next to filing for bankruptcy protection, nothing wrecks your chances of qualifying for a home loan like a foreclosure.
And if you got out from under an oppressive mortgage through a short sale — when the bank agrees to accept less than what the homeowner owes — lenders can [...]
News from Reuters:
NEW YORK | Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:33pm EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer debt fell a modest 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter as mortgage debt continued to decline, the New York Federal Reserve said on Monday.
Mortgage balances fell for another quarter, down 1.6 percent from the third quarter, according to the [...]
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News from U-T San Diego:
Best and worst
Here are the top five and bottom five states, with their affiliation based on the last four presidential elections.
Highest credit scores
New Jersey, blue, 681
Massachusetts, blue, 680
California, blue, 679
Minnesota, blue, 676
Washington, blue, 675
Worst credit scores
Mississippi, red, 622
Arkansas, red, 634
Louisiana, red, 635
West Virginia, red, 635
South Carolina, red, 636
Borrowers in blue states [...]
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News from San Francisco Chronicle:
With cumulative U.S. consumer debt having fallen to $ 11.1 trillion at the end of 2011, it is clear that households across the nation are benefiting from reducing their average debt liability. For instance, 60-days plus past due delinquencies fell by 29% in the bank credit card lending sector, and [...]
News from Chicago Tribune:
U.S. lenders made more auto loans in the most recent quarter, but took more risks and charged less interest to get the business, according to a report released on Thursday by credit reporting and market information firm Experian Automotive.
Outstanding car loans increased nearly 4 percent, to $ 658 billion, at the [...]