Credit Score News

Lawmakers face tough decisions in preparing for lotteryThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:55PMLITTLE ROCK - Earlier this year, the Tennessee Legislature lowered academic requirements so more college students could keep the awards they received through that state’s scholarship lottery, a change developed after months of debate over what to do with an unintended $460 million surplus in the program.

It pays to count your penniesThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:46PMIt was only 22 cents, but when Christine Stowell, a Lamar County resident, checked her bank statement and found the unauthorized charge, she had a feeling it was worth checking.

Operatic DeviltryThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:42PMRenee Fleming received a warm public reception in "Lucrezia Borgia" at the Washington National Opera, but Vittorio Grigolo, as a gay Gennaro, proved the audience pet.

Arun ThukralThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:33PMFrom 13 members and database on four million trades in 2004, when Credit Information Bureau of India (Cibil) was set up, the country’s first credit information company now has 162 members and database on 127 million companies and individuals.

Lowered Credit Card Limits Nasty Surprise for ShoppersThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:19PMRochester, N.Y. -- At the height of the holiday shopping season, banks are reducing the limits on credit cards. Experts say all customers could be affected regardless of credit score,...