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The Biden administration is trying to eliminate medical debt from your credit report. Is it true? There are many players in this and it will yet to be determined if that will be true. What will happen to the medical service providers? Will they be willing to provide services and not have an avenue to collect payment? That is a very good question.

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Over the last several years, there has been a substantial movement to allow consumers to miss payments, judgments and tax liens deleted form their report. Two states have now passed laws that create an unfair and uneven assessment with consumer credit reports. What is fairness? That some are treated one way and others are treated another way? That is unamerican.

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The credit repair industry just took a big hit. It is very doubtful you will be hearing about credit repair. With the two largest credit repair companies fined billions this week, the credit repair business is facing a big reckoning. What happened?

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In an effort to address the inflation problems, the Federal Reserve has been on a march to higher interest rates. This powerful counter action over the last year has had unintended consequences and has lead to a housing deficit. It is impacting millions across the country and will take a generation to resolve unless the Federal Reserve takes some counter actions.

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It seems like year after year, auto, home and other insurance premiums keep going up. How can you fight back and lower your insurance premiums? There are a few steps to follow to try and lower the pain.

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The housing market has been going through a substantial reset in most parts of the country over the last year. With interest rates high, is this a good time to purchase a home?

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Almost 44 million Americans have had their student loans in deferment since March 2020. Those payments will start up again the end of this summer – around September 1, 2023. Many of these borrowers have not had to budget for the student loan payments, possibly creating some real challenges. There is fear that student loan delinquencies will jump to 10% or more. What can you do if you are one of these borrowers that need to start paying? There are some options.

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In a recent survey on credit scores, those between the ages of 25 and 70 graded themselves as having a “B” grade understanding about credit scores. When they took a subsequent questionnaire, their passed rate was 29%. Do consumers really think they are much smarter than what they really know about credit scores? The correct answer is a resounding “Yes” and this costs every such consumer a lot of money.

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The FHFA has responded to criticism about their new fee structure. How does the fee structure for a conventional mortgage work and how does these changes impact a homebuyer’s interest rate?