Have You Checked Your Credit Score Lately?

Sometimes the biggest financial setbacks have nothing to do with money. After migrating to Australia from Malaysia, she watched her family go from a comfortable life to starting over from scratch. Money wasn't something anyone talked about, especially the women in her family, so ...  Show more

Hypothetically, if you were offered a role abroad that you couldn’t refuse, but you’d finally saved enough for a house deposit, would you stick around and try to enter the property market or further your place in the career department? This week on Friday Drinks, Victoria, Bec an ...  Show more

Whether you’re applying for a mortgage, taking out a loan or signing up for a new credit card, one number carries more weight than many people realize: your credit score. In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek are ...  Show more

Whether you’re looking to buy a house or purchase a new car, one thing is certain – your credit score will be looked at! So how do you create a credit score to be proud of? A listener recently asked me this exact question, and in today’s episode I discuss the 5 main factors that ...  Show more

Credit scores may seem scary and confusing, but they don’t have to be! Yanely Espinal sits down with financial therapist and money coach Jasmine Ramirez to talk about what a credit score is, how they’re calculated and what you can do to keep yours high.  Think you’re financially ...  Show more

Credit scores determine whether you can get a mortgage, credit card, auto loan and more. So if your score is subprime, how do you bump it up to above a 700? In this episode, find out how to read your credit report, navigate collections and negotiate payments.See pcm.adswizz.com f ...  Show more