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To protect against identity theft, be cautious with email links and files, use password managers, stay informed about data breaches, regularly check credit reports, and use resources like haveibeenpwned.com to see if your info has been compromised. Taking immediate action after a breach can further secure your identity.
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Credit card debt can damage credit scores, even with on-time payments. Paying off debt in one go is often unrealistic, but strategies like balance transfers, consolidation loans, and the 'Totem Pole' method can help manage and reduce debt, potentially boosting credit scores.
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Co-signing a loan involves risks such as assuming full payment responsibility, damaging your credit, impacting your ability to get future credit, facing legal issues, possibly losing property, and harming personal relationships. It's advisable to co-sign only if you can afford the risk, it benefits both parties, or you genuinely want to help the borrower. Alternatives include helping with a down payment or lending money directly. To protect yourself as a co-signer, communicate with the lender and borrower, track payments, and manage risk by preferring smaller, short-term loans.
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Para ahorrar en préstamos estudiantiles, incrementa los pagos mensuales o refinancia a una tasa de interés menor. Aumentar los pagos reduce el tiempo y el interés total pagado. Refinanciar puede disminuir el porcentaje de interés y el costo total del préstamo. Ambas estrategias pueden resultar en ahorros significativos a lo largo del tiempo.
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Los artículos cubren temas financieros: préstamos a plazos, datos de tendencias en créditos y la importancia de los cofirmantes en 2023. Explican cómo funcionan los préstamos, la relevancia del historial de pagos para el crédito, y consejos para elegir un cofirmante.
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La crisis del coronavirus ha impactado significativamente en la economía, afectando la bolsa de valores, el empleo y la vida diaria. Es esencial mantener la calma y evaluar la situación de manera racional. Proteger su puntaje crediticio durante la pandemia implica comunicarse con prestamistas si se ve afectada su capacidad de pago. Los bancos pueden ofrecer medidas para aliviar la situación crediticia. Se recomienda trabajar desde casa, minimizar el contacto social y mantener medidas de higiene para controlar la propagación del virus.
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Las personas con puntajes crediticios altos tienden a mantener saldos bajos en tarjetas, realizar pagos puntuales, limitar nuevas solicitudes de crédito, tener historiales crediticios largos y revisar regularmente sus informes de crédito para asegurar su precisión y manejarlos de manera efectiva.
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The article discusses signs indicating the need for professional credit repair, such as loan denial, fear of credit reports, debt collector calls, credit card application rejections, and a desire for financial change. It advises researching reputable credit repair services and highlights actions that harm credit scores, the purpose of credit repair, and the duration closed accounts stay on credit reports.
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Despite having an 850 credit score, loans can be denied for reasons such as insufficient income, high debt-to-income ratio, unstable employment history, lack of savings, and past late payments. After rejection, one can find another creditor, get a co-signer, recover financially, or review and dispute credit report errors. A reconsideration request can be made if an error was found in the application. It's important to avoid financial changes while a loan application is pending.
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Una Línea de Crédito (LOC) es un préstamo flexible de un banco o cooperativa de crédito que permite retirar dinero hasta un límite máximo. Difiere de un préstamo tradicional y tiene varios tipos, como créditos personales y HELOCs. Se requiere un buen puntaje crediticio para calificar, y la gestión responsable incluye pagar a tiempo y no usarla como ingresos permanentes. Aunque útil en emergencias, no debe reemplazar los ingresos regulares.
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