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Get More With Your Score: 3 actions that affect your credit
With interest rates on 30-year loans at record lows and hints of a housing market recovery, more people may be considering applying for a mortgage loan. Low interest rates on auto loans may also be appealing to those looking to purchase a new vehicle. Getting a low rate on such loans can mean significant savings over time. Read More
6 key considerations when applying for a mortgage
For most would-be homebuyers, making a run at homeownership is going to mean getting approved for a home loan. It’s a process that, at best, can be stressful and confusing. Borrowers can be better prepared by taking steps to study their options and learn what to expect from a lender. Read More
6 tips on getting finances in shape to buy a home
After years in the doldrums, the housing market appears back on track. Home sales and prices are up, and mortgage rates remain near historic lows, reinvigorating the appeal of homeownership. Read More
Tips to Give Your Credit a Boost
Your credit score is reported by each of the three credit bureaus every year. Learn the importance of your credit score and various approaches that may help improve and maintain it in this brief video. Read More
The 3 C’s of Credit Scores
Your credit score has a profound impact on much of your financial life, examined when applying for a loan or even when being considered by a potential employer. Learn what goes into determining this important number. Read More
4 pitfalls of holiday perks for credit cards
It seems like the most wonderful time of year for credit card rewards. With the holiday season fast approaching, card issuers are dangling big sign-on bonuses and richer rewards. Read More
Myths, misperceptions about credit scores rampant
A poor credit score can make it hard to get a mortgage, a new car or a decent interest rate on a credit card. Yet 42 percent of those polled in a recent Visa Inc. survey never bother to check their score. Read More
4 tips to help determine if owning a home is right
Home prices aren’t what they used to be. Their steady decline may be causing your anxiety to rise. After all, buying a home is a big commitment. But even in a down market, how you go about deciding whether to buy a home remains the same. Read More
5 tips for a smooth mortgage application process
All you needed was a pulse. In the not-so-distant past that’s practically all it took to qualify for a mortgage. Now an exhaustive array of paperwork awaits potential borrowers. Read More
Tips for transferring a credit card balance
Don’t like the terms on your credit card? It could be time to take your business elsewhere.
Balance transfer offers are getting a whole lot sweeter for those with good to excellent credit. Introductory rates of 0 percent are now as long as 18 months, more than double the average time offered at the height of the recession. The newfound generosity comes as banks compete to land the top spenders with clean credit records. Read More
The Straight Answer on Improving Your Credit Score
Lenders are judging credit scores more closely than ever in the aftermath of the economic crisis. To qualify for no-fee cards, secure a loan and keep your interest rates low, you need… Read More
Zions Credit Card Ranks No. 1 for Lowest Ongoing Rate
At a time when many consumers are watching interest rates on their credit cards rise in the aftermath of the Credit Card Act of 2009, Zions Bank’s Low Rate Visa Platinum card has been ranked No. 1 in the country for the lowest ongoing interest rate for consumers with good credit. Zions Bank’s card surpassed 216 others . . . Read More
