Taperman articles

61: Rules of the Credit
Beginning in 1968, the U.S. Congress has passed a series of credit related laws, intended to protect consumers from lending practices which are deemed to be unfair. ...

62: Record your Progess
Over the course of time, as you borrow and repay money by purchasing on time or opening credit card accounts, your habits and patterns or repayment and use of credit are recorded in a central repository known as a credit bureau file. Most large and small communities have a local credit bureau office which is usually associated with one of the three major national credit reporting agencies--Experian, Equifax and TRW...

63: Your Credit Score
Having a good, solid credit rating is just as important as keeping yourself free of serious debt, but it is all too easy to ignore this in the interests of virtuously tearing up all those credit cards and becoming debt-free!...

64: Some Useful Tips for Solving Credit Problems
Some Useful Tips for Solving Credit Problems If you have a steady income and your finances are stable, you will have little difficulty in your loan application. But where do you go if you have b...