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Credit & Debt

How credit and debt affect your buying power, and what to do about it

How Long Does It Take to Build Credit?

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How Long Does It Take to Build Credit?

improve credit online

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How to Improve Your Credit Score

How to Protect Your Credit

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How to Protect Your Credit

How to Fix Your Credit to Boost Your Home-Buying Power

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How to Fix Your Credit to Boost Your Home-Buying Power

Can I Buy a House With Student Loan Debt

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Can I Buy a House With Student Loan Debt?

Smiling couple preparing food and using laptop to research how to shop for a mortgage without hurting their credit.

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How to Shop For a Mortgage Without Hurting Your Credit

A woman getting pre-qualified for a mortgage on her laptop.

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Does Pre-Qualification Affect Credit Score?

A woman getting pre-approved for a mortgage on her phone.

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Does a Mortgage Pre-Approval Affect Your Credit Score?

A woman considers whether she can buy a home with a bad credit score. The answer is, probably.

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Can I Buy a House With Bad Credit?

How to Pay Off Debt Fast With a Low Income

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How to Pay Off Debt Fast With a Low Income

What credit score is needed to buy a house

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What Credit Score Is Needed To Buy A House?

What is BuyAbility

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What Is BuyAbility?

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