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Mira Loma High's teams dominate state financial contest
April 18, 2013

Sacramento's ailing mortgage market is healing
April 14, 2013

Free financial literacy fair at state Capitol Wednesday; neighborhood events scheduled
April 09, 2013

Seven indicted in Northern California home mortgage fraud case
April 04, 2013

Personal Finance: Sacramento ranks in Top 50 in U.S. big-city credit scores
February 21, 2013

Personal Finance: Credit scores in Sacramento area comparatively strong
March 03, 2013

Credit Scores Videos

Credit Scores and Job Hunts
March 06, 2013 | KIFI ABC Idaho Falls, ID

Credit and the Holidays
November 29, 2012 | KOKI Fox 23 Tulsa

Debt decreasing
September 29, 2012 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

Credit Scores Wikipedia Information

A credit score is a numerical expression based on a statistical analysis of a persons credit files, to represent the creditworthiness of that person, which is the likelihood that the person will pay his or her debts in a timely manner. A credit score is primarily based on credit report information, typically sourced from credit bureaus / credit reference agencies.Lenders,...

Sacramento Connect

Large Minority of Americans Know Little About Credit Scores
May 13, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, May 13, 2013 – A consumer survey, released today by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and VantageScore Solutions, reveals that a large...

FDIC Announces Settlement With American Express Centurion Bank for Unfair and Deceptive Practices in Debt Collection and Credit Card Marketing
October 01, 2012
October 1, 2012 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have reached a settlement with American...

From around the web

Who Suffered Most in the Housing Bust?
May 13, 2013 | Freakonomics Blog
linked to credit scores ... Among those with similar credit scores, black and Hispanic homeowners had much higher rates of delinquency and default in the downturn. These differences...

Feds seeking 450 victims of racial discrimination to share in settlement
February 28, 2013 | indystar.com
A total of about 1,300 African-American and Hispanic mortgage-seekers in Indiana were identified among 200,000 minority Countrywide victims nationwide forced to pay higher fees and higher interest rates on loans than white borrowers with similar credit scores ...

Over 25% of consumers are screwed by Credit Reporting Agencies
February 13, 2013 | MetaFilter
Auto insurers also routinely use credit scores in developing their pricing methodologies, Salinger said. Previously, Matt's bumped in to the same issue, which was featured on...

In funding small businesses, data science is sometimes just common sense
February 04, 2013 | GigaOM
For small business lender Capital Access Network, finding worthy borrowers is about a lot more than their credit scores. It's taking real-world data into account in order to...

The crazy world of engagement ring financing
January 24, 2013 | Boing Boing
Plus, if you accept the financing, you'll have a new account with a balance listed on your credit reports, and that could potentially have a negative effect on your credit scores ...

After Declining Wonga Offers, On Deck Lands $ 42M From IVP, SAP & First Round...
February 13, 2013 | TechCrunch
Applying for these loan packages is often time consuming and expensive, and banks tend to rely on personal credit scores to evaluate the health of the business and avoid the...