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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:44:16 CST VantageScore_and_Grades http://www.smartcredit.us/exm/VantageScore_and_Grades/ Credit Score Confusion, Rating Charts and VantageScoreAside the obvious attempt to eliminate Fair Isaac, the 3 credit bureaus promise a more understandable, relatable and better to utilize scoring system... 2009-09-11 The_Costs_of_Change http://www.smartcredit.us/exm/The_Costs_of_Change/ Nothing comes for free - Change can cost the most   As with any other administrative adjustment, there are costs involved. Just because the three credit bureaus are proposing a new scoring model to lenders, mind you - it... 2009-09-11 Banks cut borrowing from Fed; credit woes easing (USA Today)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310214/-Banks-cut-borrowing-from-Fed;-credit-woes-easing-(USA-Today)... Banks trimmed their borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility and cut back on other programs intended to ease the financial crisis as credit markets thawed a bit.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:18:17 GMT Banks cut borrowing from Fed; credit woes easing (AP via Yahoo! News)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310215/-Banks-cut-borrowing-from-Fed;-credit-woes-easing-(AP-via-Yahoo!-News)... Banks trimmed their borrowing over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility and cut back on other programs intended to ease the financial crisis, adding to evidence that credit markets are thawing.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:48:34 GMT Credit Rules for Singles, Couples, Families, and Seniors (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310216/-Credit-Rules-for-Singles,-Couples,-Families,-and-Seniors-(The-Motley-Fool-via-Yahoo!-News)... You can't rush perfection, especially when it comes to credit scores. It's a fact-of-finances that the younger you are, the lower your credit score is likely to be.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:23:28 GMT Students Get In Shape And Get Credit For Wii Class (NPR)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310217/-Students-Get-In-Shape-And-Get-Credit-For-Wii-Class-(NPR)... Students at the University of Houston can earn credit for playing Wii Fit for 20 to 30 minutes twice a week. Charles Layne, chairman of the Department of Health and Human Performance, says he sees the class as a gateway to other physical activity for students who might not otherwise engage in traditional sports.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:08:22 GMT Credit Rules for Singles, Couples, Families, and Seniors (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310218/-Credit-Rules-for-Singles,-Couples,-Families,-and-Seniors-(Motley-Fool-via-Yahoo!-Finance)... How to keep your credit spiffy at every age.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:23:28 GMT Banks cut borrowing from Fed; credit woes easing (San Francisco Chronicle)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310219/-Banks-cut-borrowing-from-Fed;-credit-woes-easing-(San-Francisco-Chronicle)... Banks trimmed their borrowing over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility and cut back on other programs intended to ease the financial crisis, adding to evidence that credit markets are thawing. In a weekly report issued... Sponsored Topics: Federal Reserve System - Credit - Business - Central bank - FederalReserve... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:10:09 GMT Polish Stocks Fall Most in World on Credit Concern; Zloty Drops (Bloomberg)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310220/-Polish-Stocks-Fall-Most-in-World-on-Credit-Concern;-Zloty-Drops-(Bloomberg)... Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Polish stocks fell the most among the world’s equity markets and the zloty slid to the lowest level in a week against the euro after Standard & Poor’s said the country’s banks face rising credit risks.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:27:07 GMT Fifth Street Finance gets $50M credit facility (AP via Yahoo! Finance)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310221/-Fifth-Street-Finance-gets-$50M-credit-facility-(AP-via-Yahoo!-Finance)... Fifth Street Finance Corp. on Thursday said it received a commitment from Wachovia Bank for a three-year credit facility.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:34:20 GMT Credit Suisse Await Key Close for Stocks: Technical Analysis (Bloomberg)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310222/-Credit-Suisse-Await-Key-Close-for-Stocks:-Technical-Analysis-(Bloomberg)... Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Europe’s Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index will need to close above the 2,838 level to see a significant extension of the 55 percent rally since March, according to Credit Suisse Group AG.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:02:51 GMT Credit Rally May Stall as Greed Causes ‘Froth,’ StanChart Says (Bloomberg)... http://www.smartcredit.us/news/310223/-Credit-Rally-May-Stall-as-Greed-Causes-‘Froth,’-StanChart-Says-(Bloomberg)... Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The credit rally that has pushed up Asian corporate bonds, handing investors a record 19.6 percent return this year, may be overdone, according to Standard Chartered Plc.... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:13:31 GMT