You can do it yourself — without a credit repair company — In the wake of news that most medical debt will be removed from consumer credit reports this summer, you may be wondering how to be sure your credit report is accurate going forward. 70% of Medical Debt to be Removed from Credit Reports Credit reporting agencies announce relief for consumers facing medical debtadvocateandy.medium.com An accurate credit report matters because your credit score is used for things like getting a mortgage…

A man, a job, and a secret — James found himself sitting alone in his car at around 8:30 each night, wet from a mixture of his own sweat and the sprinklers on the fresh rack — the place in the tiny store where the vegetables were displayed. He’d light up a White Owl Sweet and roll down…

Car repair lender teams up with TAB Bank to offer 189% interest rate loans — EasyPay Finance is making the news and not in a good way. 8 News Now in Las Vegas has noted that auto repair lender EasyPay is teaming up with Utah-based TAB Bank to offer predatory auto repair loans with rates up to 189%. If you’re thinking about financing an auto…

Infraction leads to customer refunds — I’ve written quite a bit recently about the growing Buy Now, Pay Later industry. Warm and Fuzzy Grocery Debt? The dark side of Buy Now, Pay Lateradvocateandy.medium.com Today’s installment comes from an article by Jason Mikula in Fintech Business Weekly. Mikula notes that a California regulatory board has cited Buy Now, Pay Later operator Four for operating without a license.

A complicated memory — I was standing there. At the funeral home. Looking at a display of pictures from my father’s life. And I saw it. A picture of my dad’s dad. My papaw. He was pictured with his two sons. He was wearing a stained white t-shirt. This had to be quite a…

It could be a mistake — and it could cost you — Whether we like it or not, credit scores matter. They factor into financing for houses and cars and the information on credit reports that helps make up a credit score may be used when you go to rent an apartment or even when you get insurance. This means it’s important…

A little promotion goes a long way — I’ve been writing on Simily for a while now and consistently chronicling my journey there. One thing I keep saying: Simily should do more to promote the writing on its platform. This will encourage writers and let potential readers know what’s out there. This Notification is About Simily Simily sometimes upgrades features, but not the ones that matteradvocateandy.medium.com

PAC spends at least $400,000 to elect pro-privatization legislators — I’ve written before about Tennesseans for Student Success — a group with an innocuous sounding name that is actually a front for dark money issue advocacy and political shenanigans related to privatization of public schools. This is Success? What happens when legislators stand up for their local public schools and also support accountability in charter…tnedreport.com

Group of Attorneys General takes legal action, aims to shut down robocall users — Robocalls are annoying as hell. Plus, they are often used in scam operations, defrauding Americans of billions of dollars a year. The True Cost of Robocalls. And how you can fight back | by Andy Spears | Jul, 2022 | Medium It seems every time there’s an effort to crackdown…