Dollar Tamer Helping you tame your money

The LA Times is reporting that Experian will stop selling FICO scores to individual consumers.  FICO is used by the majority of lenders to determine the credit-worthiness of customers.  Many financial advisors recommend getting your three FICO scores before negotiating loan terms for large items, such as a home or automobile.

Experian will continue to sell its propritary PLUS score, as well as VantageScore, …

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You’ll find that the theme here when it comes to this blog is that I press personal responsibility.  For me, that means that you are the one responsibile for how you decide to spend your money.  If you cannot afford something, you should not purchase it.

The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac situation is largely due to people taking out loans they should not have.  People were given loans that they could barely pay off …

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