AAA Fair Credit Foundation - Credit and Debt Blog http://www.faircredit.org/aaablog.asp AAA Fair Credit Foundation - Credit and Debt Blog en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:39:44 -0700 Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:41:01 GMT info@faircredit.org 30 Utah Individual Development Account Network available to help low-income individuals raise money - 2/1/2012 venture capital and education for low-income individuals.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:27:12 -0700 Mortgage servicers, investors save millions with credit counseling - 1/3/2012 credit counseling translate into mortgage servicers saving millions of dollars, according to The Stratmor Group.]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:12:06 -0700 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to simplify credit card agreements - 12/12/2011 credit card agreement that is shorter, written in plain language, and explains key features upfront. The CFPB also plans to pilot test the prototype with Pentagon Federal Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the country, to get on-the-ground consumer feedback.]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:29:41 -0700 Money habits that lead to arguments - 11/3/2011 financial habits are more likely to lead to an argument?]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:30:58 -0700 Obama announces student loan relief - 10/27/2011 student loan debt as he unveiled a plan Wednesday that could give millions of young people some relief on their payments.]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:46:50 -0700 Layaway returns to major retail stores as consumers lay off credit cards - 10/24/2011 layaway is back.]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:50:32 -0700 ‘Imagine a Happier You’ campaign helps 3 women - 9/28/2011 Imagine a Happier You" campaign and its partners, AAA Fair Credit, Merrill Lynch and Zions Bank, who each mentored one of the women for one full year, will recap briefly the lessons learned as part of Zions Bank's Smart Women Smart Money conference.]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:11:19 -0700 Credit probes go beyond scores - 9/22/2011 compiling information about consumers' job history, income and net worth that lenders can use to verify whether borrowers are as safe or as risky as their scores suggest. ]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:46:28 -0700 Obama Deficit-Reduction Plan Would Allow Federal Debt Collectors To Contact People On Their Cellphones - 9/21/2011 contact people via their cellphones, in an effort to secure every last nickel and dime from taxpayers.]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:10:31 -0700 New credit score could help millions - 9/16/2011 new scoring model may make it easier for some to buy a house or get a credit card. But major lenders have been slow to switch, and the entire mortgage industry has yet to sign on.]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:36:08 -0700