Credit Scores, Credit Cards
Subtitle: How Consumer Finance Works/How to Avoid Mistakes and Manage Your Accounts Well
Publisher: Silver Lake Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aberdeen
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9781563438042
Subjects: Credit scoring systems; Personal Finance; Consumer credit; Credit cards
Description: By the end of 2003, consumer debt in the U.S. reached. 2 trillion. By 2005, the average American may be carrying over.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Why Credit Is So Important; The Mechanics of Credit Scores; How Credit Cards Work; Choosing a Credit Card; Using a Credit Card Wisely; Dealing with Credit Bureaus; Who Can Look at Your Credit; Red Flags and Black Marks; If you're having Money Problems; Family Issues; Improving Your Credit Score; Mortgages and Car Loans; Keeping Good Credit; Key Credit Terms; INDEX.