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  • Does Facebook Hurt Your Credit?
    Are creditors checking out your latest Facebook post? Companies that specialize in monitoring your social networking activity and selling it to banks may be watching you.
  • moneyStrands: My Two Cents
    SpendOnLifer Ryan has been testing out moneyStrands, an online and mobile budgeting tool that adapts itself to your financial needs. See what he has to say about this creative personal finance manager and decide if it's worth trying out for yourself.
  • Credit Unions vs. Banks
    We've gotten a few questions from readers asking about credit unions and how they compare to traditional banks. I asked Paul Brucker from Alliant Credit Union to share his expertise on the subject.
  • Credit Q&A with Wells Fargo
    I recently had the opportunity to chat with Erick Smith, a lending specialist based at a Wells Fargo branch in Portland, Oregon.
  • Blog We Like: Gather Little by Little
    We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Mike Heroux of Gather Little by Little, which offers ways to collect wealth smartly over the long haul.
  • Review: MoneyRight, the New Money Management Tool from LendingTree
    LendingTree, the company that is best known for its online lending exchange program, has launched a new service called MoneyRight. This service is free and offers several useful features to help you manage your money.
  • Does Identity Theft Cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
    The anxiety and stress of trying to recover from identity theft can be horrific. So it’s not really a surprise to hear that some psychologists are labeling the emotional effects of severe identity theft cases as post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • The 5 Most Common Credit Problems
    Low credit scores are caused by negative information on your credit report. There are numerous things on your credit that can influence your credit score, but here are some of the most common problems.
  • Is My Mother's Bank Better?
    I've never given my mother's neighborhood bank much credit. It doesn't have a fancy online interface that can pay bills or offer paperless statements as neatly as, say, Bank of America does. But a recent Supreme Court ruling made me wonder if smaller banks are actually better.
  • A Vicious Cycle: How Banks Keep Us in a Credit Crisis
    By trying to protect themselves and their investors, banks have only made the credit crisis worse. Here's how banks are damaging our credit scores, which in turn makes it harder for us to qualify for new loans and credit. It's a vicious cycle that's not easily broken.