Posts Tagged Credit Card Debt

I need a personal loan for $3000 over 12 months – have little credit, but am current on all payments. Help?

mstatl asked:


I’m having some trouble finding a personal loan for about $3000 to eradicate my credit card debt. I have been in the country for a year, and have had a difficult time getting credit/established. I’m a full-time employed professional, and although I have made more than the minimum payment on my cards every month, and have been on time with all payments, i’m still having trouble getting credit. I have checked my report, and there are no apparent issues. I have a plan to pay these debts off myself within the next six months, but would like to do it sooner if possible. If anyone can reccommend a lender who could help in my situation, i’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

Shannon

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Does marriage effectively tie your credit with your spouse’s?

Gretchen K asked:


Let’s say two people are getting married. They both have good credit, hurray! The wife keeps her maiden name. They have separate checking accounts, credit cards, and have utilities, etc. in separate names. They currently do not own a home together.

From here on out, are their credit histories totally tied? If someone runs a credit check on her, does it also bring up his credit report? Or are the two credit reports meshed into one?

And what happens if one of them starts to run up credit card debt? If the husband does this in his name with his own card, will his debt also affect the wife’s personal credit rating?

ASHLEY

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Am I still liable for debt that no longer shows up on my credit report?

Richard_CA asked:


I had several accounts of debt that I was responsible for from the early to mid 90s. These debts consisted of a home ($120,000), a central heating/central air unit installed in the home ($15,000). A water softener system also installed in the home ($5000). Personal Loans – one was secured by household goods for $4000 and one was not – another $4000. And credit card debt for $850. I stopped paying these loans back in 1995 and stopped paying my credit card in 1997 because my debt exceeded my income. I could not take the house or the water softener or the central heating/air unit with me, so why pay for it. I get letters every once in a while from these people still trying to collect and I always ignore it. None of these items appear on my credit report, and I’ve been told that my credit report is excellent with a credit score of over 800. Can anyone tell me if these bill collectors can come after me for the balance owed almost 15 years ago?

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