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Deanna Templeton

Help! A Hurricane Wrecked My Credit

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, which makes the following question from a reader all the more timely. We thought …

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Will Defaulting On Season Tickets Hurt My Credit?

We recently received a reader question that was very interesting — something we hadn’t thought of before. This one’s for …

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Do I Need a Credit Repair Agency?

We recently received a question from a reader who is looking for advice on how to repair her credit and …

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Rewards Credit Cards: How To Pick One

We recently received the following question from a reader about why her credit score would suffer from “too much credit …

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Can You Escape Student Loan Debt Through a Loophole?

In a recent article on little-known facts about student loan debt, we covered why bankruptcy is almost never an option …

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A Foreclosure is Killing My Credit, What Do I Do?

Foreclosures can do a number on your credit report, even for years after they happened. With the Great Recession causing …

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A Debt Collector Came After Me for $8.97

We recently received a question from a reader who is looking for help with a past due movie rental that …

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I Need to Rebuild My Credit, Where do I Start?

We recently received this question from a reader who is looking for help with credit report errors:

There are things on …

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Can a Credit Report Error be Too Old to Fix?

A Credit.com reader recently wrote in with questions about errors on her credit report, and what to do when a …

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When a Debt Collector Demands Payment in Full

Dealing with an outstanding collection can be nerve wracking, especially when you’re trying to do the right thing and make every effort to pay your debt.

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Deanna Templeton – Deanna Templeton is a financial literacy advocate with 15+ years in the banking and consumer credit industries, including five years with FICO in their credit scoring division. She specializes in educating consumers on the importance of healthy credit management, and shares valuable insight on consumer credit and finance issues.

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