Understanding Your Debt and How to Manage It

Managing Debt

No matter your age or background, having an unpaid debt can cause high levels of stress, uncertainty and worry. Between the financial terminology and the continual accumulation of interest, you may feel that you will never be able to get your debt under control. Fortunately, a simple breakdown of your financial situation may help you […]

What Exactly Is a Credit Score?

What Is a Credit Score?

If you’ve ever tried to rent an apartment or buy a house, take out a loan or open a credit card, chances are you’ve heard about your credit score. Credit even plays a part in which cell phone you can purchase and whether you need to pay a deposit when putting utilities accounts in your […]

Can Tradelines Help Your Credit?

Credit Tradelines

Are you new to the tradeline industry? If you are, you are probably wondering how tradelines work. You may even be wondering what a tradeline is. This is normal, but you may be surprised to find out the use of tradelines is more common than you think, and they may even be able to help […]

How Much Does Debt Alone Impact Your Credit Score?

Debt Free

There is a lot of confusion in society regarding the amount of debt one carries in relation to one’s credit score. Debt alone won’t impact your credit score as much as your ability to pay it off will. Data shows that most Americans believe having a significant amount of debt will hurt their credit score. […]

What Are the Pros and Cons of a Credit Builder Loan?

Credit Builder Loan

Interested in learning how a credit builder loan can help improve your credit score if you’ve lost your job or household income? If you are not yet familiar with credit builder loans, you’re not alone. Here’s a brief guide that the finance team at Coast Tradelines put together to help you understand why they’ve become […]

The Fascinating Story of How Our Credit Bureaus Came To Be

Credit Score Mood

Three main credit bureaus prepare the credit reports of American citizens, residents and workers. However, what we know as credit bureaus today actually began as small organizations in the 1700s. The modern-day credit bureau model represents an improvement on the old way of credit reporting, which included unethical ways of collecting and sharing people’s personal […]

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