Category: Credit Card and Debt Defense

credit cards

Maybe the credit card in your wallet is the same one you received the very first time you applied for credit. Or, perhaps you got into a bad situation with your credit, so the card that you currently have is one a lender gave you in exchange for a high-interest…

stressed about debt

A new report from CreditCards.com shows that Floridians have some of the highest credit card debt in the country. In fact, out of all 50 states, Florida ranks as the seventh-highest for the amount of debt borrowers carry. Breaking that down into individual households, Florida ranks 12th in the country….

credit card

There’s a lot of conflicting news out there about getting a second credit card. Some say that it’s a good idea because it can help your credit scores with Equifax and TransUnion. Others say that it’s not a good idea because it could actually lower your score. After all, the…

credit card

Criminals, unfortunately, are very smart sometimes and are constantly coming up with new ways to get ahold of other people’s information and money. One of these ways that has just recently started making news is credit card dumping. So, what is credit card dumping? How can it hurt you, and…