996 articles on "credit"

Debit and Credit - Learning Accounting Basics

Debit and Credit - Learning Accounting Basics The terms ‘debit’ and ‘credit’ can be confusing when learning accounting for the first time but why is that? If you go to the bank and put money into your account then teller will say, “I am cr...

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Reducing Credit Card Debt

Reducing Credit Card Debt by: Neil Brown Introduction One of the easiest "things" that can happen in life is the ratcheting up of a large credit card debt. For whatever reason, making purchases with credit cards seems easier than spending cash t...

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Top Ten Reasons People File for Bankruptcy

1. Eliminate the legal obligation to pay many of your debts. This process of wiping the slate clean is called a discharge of debts. The goal of a discharge is to reduce debt to give you a fresh start. Whether it is through straight bankruptcy (Chapt...

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Easing Your Financial Burdens With Credit Counselling

Easing Your Financial Burdens With Credit Counselling by: Melanie Slade It is a well-publicized fact that more of us are getting ourselves into greater debt, and this may be true for you. The embarrassment of your financial situation can mean yo...

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Is it Possible To Have a Credit Agreement Declared Void?:Part 2

In the first part of this discussion on whether a credit agreement may be unenforceable, we considered the position when a lender was unable to provide a copy of the loan agreement as they are obliged to do under the Consumer Credit Act. This will no...

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What is Online Banking and How Can It Help Me?

What is Online Banking and How Can It Help Me? by: Matt Clarkson If you're like most people, you've heard a lot about online banking but probably haven't tried it yourself. You still pay your bills by mail and deposit checks at yo...

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3 Reasons why to Accept Credit Cards by Phone

3 Reasons why to Accept Credit Cards by Phone by: Kevin Cross Conducting business today, whether online or offline, Is much more convenient than before using a simple and Inexpensive way by accepting credit cards by phone. This Method of accepti...

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Protect Your Identity NOW

Protect Your Identity NOW by: Christopher Harshbarger We live in an information-oriented society. Technology allows us to do business and make transactions literally in a matter of seconds. This abundance of information has given rise to a new c...

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First Time Renter? You Need Credit

First Time Renter? You Need Credit by: Dan The Roommate Man Planning to move out of your parents' house and into an apartment is a difficult process. In order to avoid adding additional stress to that which inevitably comes along with plann...

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How Your Credit Report Affects You

I never thought much about my credit before. It wasn't until I was in the process of buying my first home was my credit really called into question. When I first spoke with my mortgage lender was first real wake up call I had. He then proceeded ...

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