Questions tagged [credit]

for questions that relate to all forms of credit.

Credit is the trust which allows one party to provide resources to another party where that second party does not reimburse the first party immediately (thereby generating a debt), but instead arranges either to repay or return those resources (or other materials of equal value) at a later date. The resources provided may be financial (e.g. granting a loan), or they may consist of goods or services (e.g. consumer credit). Credit encompasses any form of deferred payment. Credit is extended by a creditor, also known as a lender, to a debtor, also known as a borrower.

Credit (finance) - From Wikipedia

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Why don't more people run up their credit cards and skip the country?

If I total up the amount available on my unsecured line of credit and the limits on my credit cards, it comes to over $100,000. This amount of money would last a long, long time in somewhere like Honduras or the south Pacific. What is stopping me…
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Received a call to collect on a 17 year old, charged off debt. What do I do?

I have received multiple calls from a finance company about an account balance on a credit card that was charged off in 1997 and then the company decided to ask me to pay for this account in 2012. I just started receiving calls from this finance…
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To pay for something with installments, or not?

Let's say I want to buy something for 5000 and in my country we have 80% inflation yearly. Would it make sense to pay 5000 now, or pay in monthly instalments over 12 months for 5600? (that's the difference the credit card company asks) Which one…
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CareCredit Co-signer Triples Credit Line, Maxes it out & tanks my score

Long story short-two years ago my dog was bitten by a copper head. My credit was not great then as I had no cards or any payment history of note. The vet bill estimate was way outside what I had so care credit seemed a good choice. However, to be…
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Replied to a Craigslist Spammer

So I did just about the dumbest thing today - I was looking for apartments on Craigslist (I’ve always stayed away but a friend of mine just got one from there) and reply to one ad with my email. They replied back saying it’s still available for rent…
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Is having "credit" needed for a young adult's prospects?

I barely know anything about what credit is or why it is good to have "good crdit". All I know is that one needed a credit card to have a credit history, and I assume obeying the rules of the card means you get better history. So my mother wants me…
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Lending money to a friend, can I get it back?

I had a friend who was in school and I was always paying for his things. They went from small things such as meals at McDonald's to concert tickets and tickets for haunted houses. We ended up dating, within the time span of the four months I spent…
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Is it beneficial to keep switching a small credit card balance back and forth between two cards?

I have two credit cards that I don’t really use and was wondering if there’s any cons to putting a small balance of $50 on one and keep paying it at the end of the month with the other card without letting interest accumulate. I was thinking of…
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Rebuilding my credit

I am trying to rebuild my credit following a bankruptcy. I have attained a secured credit card. Is it best to pay any balance before I receive a statement? Or should I wait until I receive the statement and then pay?
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What does it mean if it says -$

I wanted to know -$ in credit means... do I have to pay back or I will get a refund (it says this ...Your account is in credit (-$75.75), please generate a statement)
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credit card payment

I applied for a Barclay apple rewards card to increase my credit line and got approved for a $2,500 limit. My apple product cost me $2,042. Is it wise to pay off the entire amount before the first billing cycle?
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Why is direct deposit required for credit builder accounts?

It seems all credit builder accounts (e.g., Chime, Varo Believe) require direct deposit. Why should it make a difference on how the money is put into the account?
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is it ok to pay off a larger transaction early BEFORE it posts or extracts it from the account?

to be on the safe side..is it ok to pay off a larger transaction early BEFORE it posts or extracts it from the account? i have a good score and this cc is the only one that affects it. it is a personal cc..
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What prevents a person from paying one credit card bill with another credit card (indefinitely)?

Let's assume that I have two credit cards and get a massive bill for the first one. When I need to pay it, I just use the second card. When the bill for the second one comes, I use the first. I can carry this on indefinitely, until one of the cards…
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Car Dealership says I have no credit history, but I do?

My fiance and I went to Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership to lease a car, nothing fancy just a Jeep under 30k. During an appointment we were told that I have absolutely no credit history, which is very strange as I have 6 credit cards since 2013 and…
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