Choosing a safe(r) bank? I've been using WaMu as my primary checking/savings for years. There's lots of noise about them being on the list institutions vulnerable to failure. My secondary regional bank also just got downgraded to one step above junk. I'm happy the FDIC is there, but as a freelancer, I think it'd be especially bad to have my deposits locked up for a while. So, where and how should I be looking? [more inside]
posted by weston on Sep 6, 2008 - 23 answers

Why is my credit score so @#!%$ing low? I am in a better financial position than anyone I know in my age / earnings category. [more inside]
posted by randomstriker on May 28, 2008 - 26 answers

Credit rating/report question... [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on Mar 16, 2008 - 10 answers

I've gotten several vaguely ominous sounding messages on my voice mail from what seems like a collection agency, but I can't figure out exactly what's going on. (Come on inside! I'll tell you more!) [more inside]
posted by scody on May 15, 2004 - 13 answers