Vision Credit Education, Inc.

(Chapel Hill, NC) In partnership with Fiscal Progress, Vision Credit Education will be providing a credit repair workshop at The Women’s Center on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Instead of paying for an expensive credit repair service, find out how you can improve your own credit for free. Read the rest of this entry »

Event Dates: Tuesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 30, 2009

(Chapel Hill, NC) The Women’s Center of Chapel Hill is hosting a full slate of financial workshops in honor of Financial Literacy month throughout the month of April.  All workshops will be held at The Women’s Center and are open to both men and women. Read the rest of this entry »

American Express has created a stir among cardholders with its newest offer. Select cardholders have been offered $300 as an incentive for them to pay off their balance in full and close the account. Tempting as it might be, there is potential for your credit to be affected in more than one way. Read the rest of this entry »

Event Dates: Monday – Thursday, March 9 – 12, 2009

(Raleigh, NC) Our next credit workshop will be held at the South Wilmington Street Center in downtown Raleigh. This 3 hour class is a component of the Ready to Rent workshop series provided through the Wake County Supportive Housing Program. Read the rest of this entry »

Your FICO score is used by lenders to make decisions about whether to extend you credit and at what terms. While you can always buy your credit score, what you are getting may not be the same FICO score used by lenders. In fact, it may just be a useless number that only indicates what your actual credit score likely could be. Read the rest of this entry »