Introduction A credit score is a three-digit number that represents “creditworthiness,” or the degree of perceived risk a lender is assuming by providing an individual with credit. A credit score is generated through a statistical analysis of a credit report based on five primary factors, including payment history, amount of outstanding debt owed, length of credit history, types of credit,…
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Introduction Whether you live alone or have a growing family, everybody spends money at the grocery store. Credit card issuers know this and in turn offer significant rewards on a variety of different credit cards specifically for spend at grocery stores. Additionally, many grocery stores carry third party gift cards. By purchasing these gift cards with a credit card…
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If you live in the U.S, using credit cards is both a fun and efficient way to earn rewards while spending money that you would have spent anyway! By spending a little bit of effort learning how to efficiently apply for and use credit cards, it’s very simple to earn a round trip flight to China or other countries. If you adopt…
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SSN, the abbreviation for Social Security Number, was originally used for tracking personal tax situations. However, it has increasingly become the actual “identity card” of a person. An SSN is always asked when applying for a new credit card. Because of this, we often feel there can be no credit history without an SSN, which is a common misunderstanding. In fact,…
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“Nowadays it’s not who wears the pants in the family but who carries the credit cards” It is unfortunate that so many people get into credit card debt every year. As per the Federal Reserve, US credit card debt has crossed $1 trillion for the first time since the recession. Americans owe $1.0004 trillion on credit cards. This figure is…
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When you first have your SSN with no credit history, you should definitely start building your credit history. Yet, you are probably not qualified for most credit cards with best rewards. But don’t be worry, there are some great rewards cards that are designed for people (especially students) with no credit history. Here are the most recommended credit cards for…
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It is very common for Chinese people in the US to receive remittance from China. Remittance often charges commission fees, and how to save money as much as possible concerns many people. Today we will help you to find out a relatively economical and easy way to make remittance. Introduction to General Wire Transfer Process Many people are likely to…
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If you think only credit scores can decide your successful application for a credit card, you are totally wrong. In fact, your credit scores and credit reports should be considered when you apply for a credit card. Besides, your relationship with banks is also a crucial element during your application process. We have mentioned it in many posts. For…
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I believe everyone must have received some letters from your mailbox, like “You’re pre-selected to XXX card”, and some of you may be recommended to figure out whether you have received an pre-qualified offer on one bank’s website before applying for a card. Most of us are likely to think that application for a card can be guaranteed with one…
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Together with the tide of the $300 sign-up bonus for Discover Checking comes the question: what Direct Deposit (DD) really is. The purpose of this short post is to have the problem solved, which would be divided into two parts: the real Direct Deposit and Edge Ball. 1. The Real Direct Deposit Direct Deposit is a deposit of money by a payer directly…
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It’s believed that you have a preliminary understanding of the importance of SSN (Social Security Number) after reading several relevant articles that have been posted. Although you can apply for some credit cards and earn credit record without an SSN, you cannot apply for quite a few banks without an SSN. After all, it will be more convenient to have…
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Because a good habit to manage a credit card is so important to improve credit score that we decide to write another post nagging the correct way to increase credit score though you’ve known the general knowledge of credit cards! According to what decides FICO score, we are going to analyze the factors on by one and tell you how…
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In the previous post we showed the general concepts of credit score and credit history and specifically mentioned that FICO credit score was most authentic important to you. This post is going to figure out how is FICO credit score calculated. Overview The most widely used FICO model is FICO 8 in which the percentages of the credit score are listed blow:…
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Some freshmen who come to U.S for the first time may become quite puzzled about some words and phrases on bills of bank accounts and statements of credit card, such as: What is APR? What is Hard Pull? The short post comes for helping them understand their meanings. 1. What is Balance? Simply put, Balance is the remaining sum or arrears…
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It’s a commonplace but a unavoidable topic. I tried to help you digest the most important concepts through this post. The specific questions about credit score calculation will be answered at the next article! Briefly, it is: Credit Score = Credit Report + Score Calculation Model Credit report is, haha, a snitch recorded by the banker on your credit history….
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