Credit card charge off: pay in full or accept settlement offer? [more inside]
posted by Nickel on Aug 3, 2009 - 5 answers

Will my credit ever recover? I was trying to do better.. got a job, paid on time.. But I got rejected for a credit line increase today. Mind you, my current limit is already only $300! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 13, 2009 - 10 answers

I paid first, last, and 1/2 month finder's fee when my roommate/best friend and I moved in a year and a half ago. Should I get her to pay up (explanation below) and if so, how do I get her to pay up? [more inside]
posted by mandapanda on Mar 12, 2009 - 16 answers

In 1997, I started making student loan payments, five months after graduating from graduate school. Shortly there after, in a sudden moment of sheer, blinding stupidity, I consolidated my loans, reducing my monthly payment and doubling the term of my loan. I do not want to make payments for 10 more years, however, I cannot figure out how to calculate the money I would save py doubling my payments this November. [more inside]
posted by 4ster on Jul 6, 2008 - 14 answers

How can I model an unusual mortgage repayment strategy in, say, Excel? [more inside]
posted by obiwanwasabi on Feb 14, 2008 - 6 answers

Can I sell my place if I'm on a repayment plan for its mortgage? [more inside]
posted by hamster on Feb 14, 2008 - 2 answers

Does consolidating your credit card debt wreck your credit history or kill your credit score (FICO)? [more inside]
posted by miltoncat on Feb 22, 2007 - 25 answers

So I finally bought my first car (not counting the 20 year old brown volvo I part owned for 3 months in Canada). During the 'chat' with the finance person at the dealership he was adamant about two things that puzzled me [more inside]
posted by Rc on Oct 2, 2006 - 14 answers

I can't afford to repay my student loans, entirely my fault, what should I do? [more inside]
posted by anonpeon on Aug 24, 2006 - 28 answers