Category Archive for: ‘Credit and Debt’
Don’t Let Credit Debt Turn To Tragedy
This debt management article includes tips and resources for debtors in despair. At Springboard we’ve been helping people in debt for 35 years. In that time, we’ve seen all manner of situations, and many people who felt like they had no way out.
Your Options When Behind On a Car Payment
This debt management article informs you what to do when you fall behind on your auto loan. For most people, reliable transportation is about as important as food and shelter. Unless public transportation is really convenient from your home and work, or these two places …
Understanding Your Public Record Information
This debt management article will help you understand the public record information contained in one’s credit report. Ideally, you will always be gainfully employed, you will never have a late payment, you will pay off every debt, and you will never owe more than is …
Winning at the Credit Card Game
First things first: There is absolutely no way to benefit from using a credit card if you run up a huge credit card debt balance and don’t pay it off quickly. At Springboard, we constantly urge our clients to give up their credit cards. And …
Dangers When Using Credit Cards
This debt management article warns you about the dangers of credit card use and credit card debt. You have to be cautious. Overspending can be an addiction, like alcoholism, drug abuse or compulsive gambling. Even though you feel that you’re in control with your finances, …
6 Signs Your Spending is a Problem
This article list six warning signs your spending is becoming a problem. If these signs apply to you, this article may help you spot financial spending danger zones and improve your spending habits.
Reasons Why You Should Discard Your Plastic
This article is for someone facing a potential financial crisis. It documents why you should discard your plastic if you are in this situation. Whether you face sudden job loss, small business failure, a medical emergency, or some other financial crisis, your first response should …
Common Scams That Target Consumers
This article was issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), on some common scams that target consumers. If you have any money in your checking account, or available credit on a credit card, you can bet there’s someone out there who …
Protection From Common Credit Repair Scams
These consumer warning signs were issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), on how to avoid common credit repair scams. For as long as money has existed, there have always been plenty of unscrupulous thieves willing to take it from you.
10 Warning Signs of a Mortgage Modification Scam
These consumer warning signs were issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), on how to avoid Mortgage Modification Scams and Foreclosure Rescue Scams.
