It happens more often than you think. You order a copy of your credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies—Experian, Equifax and Transunion. As you go through the information, you come across some alarming or downright inaccurate information. What do you do? Dispute it, of course! Learn what you need to know about the credit report dispute process and the steps you have to take to make it as successful a journey as possible.
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When to Freeze Your Credit Report and How to Do It
April 2, 2010At a time when identity theft is on the rise and people are concerned with how to protect themselves, it’s important to know the ins and outs of specific security measures. One of the best ways to protect yourself is to always have visibility into your information; this way you’re being proactive with your finances, rather than reactive.
5 Quick Questions and Answers About Quizzle
November 3, 2009We’re all about making Quizzle the best it can be! With a recent boost in Quizzle users and some exciting changes to the site, it is important that basic parts of Quizzle aren’t being overlooked. I wanted to take some time to answer a few of the frequently asked questions directly from YOU, the Quizzle [...]
Quizzle Welcomes its 100,000th Quizzler!
December 19, 2008The Quizzle team celebrated its 100,000th Quizzler at a team party last night. It was a wild 2008! Quizzle grew from 1,000 Quizzlers at the end of February ‘08 (back when Quizzle launched) to hit 100,000 earlier this week! Quizzle Nestle 100-Grand candy bars were flowing freely this week. Today, I’d like to take a [...]
Quizzle Gets a Brand New Credit Score!
March 27, 2008Things are always happening in Quizzleland and the latest shift comes from your feedback – thank you! You told us that you weren’t completely satisfied with the free credit score we provided because its scale isn’t in line with other scores on the market. We were using Experian‘s Scorex PLUS model, which has a scale [...]
Beware of Credit Card High Balances
February 14, 2008A complete home and money know-how includes a solid understanding of a variety of topics – some you may not think go hand in hand, including your credit, home appreciation, mortgage options, budgeting and rainy day fund. To help you stay ahead of the curve, I’m starting a Home and Money Tip series that will [...]
FICO ’08 Changes the Face of Credit
January 2, 2008Your FICO credit score just got a facelift. FICO ’08 is the new and supposedly improved version of your credit score that creditors and lenders will use to determine whether they’ll extend credit to you, how much, and the rates, terms and conditions.
