Set goals high, debt low to improve credit score

A recent report shows the proportion of Americans who have FICO credit scores below 600 - a level that makes it nearly impossible to get loans - has risen to 25.5 percent, up from 24.1 percent two years ago. The likely cause: rising unemployment and bad... Credit score - FICO - Business - Financial Services - United States

Falling credit scores give rise to rehabilitation scams

By Kenneth R. Harney, Special to the Times Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Falling credit scores give rise to scams offering to fix problems WASHINGTON — Recession-hammered home-owners' credit scores are on the decline across the country, say scoring industry experts, and that makes more consumers vulnerable to scams that purport to erase delinquencies, judgments, foreclosures and other problems ...

Choosing the Debts to Pay Off Now (and Later)

Here are some guidelines for ranking outstanding bills.

NFL Capsules - NFC: Giants defense faces first test under Fewell

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — For the past nine months, the New York Giants have talked about playing defense like the Giants of old. The style was simple, brute force. No one outmuscled the Giants. No one ran on them.

Area Roundup

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. - Karli Reed led Lincoln to a 25-19, 25-19 25-11 TEC victory over Tri High on Tuesday .