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The Myth of a "True" Credit Score

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Personal finance experts extol the benefits of periodically reviewing your credit report and score.

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This post provided by Money-Rates.com . There can be a fair amount of hype associated with products like mortgages, so when you hear a phrase like ” current mortgage rates are historically low,” how seriously should you take it?

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The Financial Cost of Obesity

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This post provided by GetRichSlowly.org . Weight and finances have been discussed at length on personal finance blogs, but mostly the similarities between money and weight management. There’s been little discussion about the total annual cost of obesity for an individual because most research offers anecdotal evidence of higher costs associated with obesity , but not a dollar amount for a single person

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NEW YORK (AP) — Could the U.S. lose its top credit rating even if a deal is reached to raise the debt limit?

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* Note : This was written by a Yahoo ! contributor. Do you have a personal finance story that you’d like to share?

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* Note : This was written by a Yahoo ! contributor. Do you have a personal finance story that you’d like to share

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fixed mortgage rates were mostly unchanged this week, inching up from their yearly lows. Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year fixed loan ticked up to 4.52 percent from 4.51 percent a week ago.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fixed mortgage rates fell this week, and the rate on the 15-year loan dropped to its lowest point of the year. Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year loan decreased to 4.51 percent from 4.60 percent a week ago. It reached its yearly low a month ago, at 4.49 percent.

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