IDA Funds Help Sarasota Family Buy Home
An Individual Development Account (IDA) is a limited matched savings program that helps low- to moderate-income individuals and families achieve personal success through incentivized…
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Thomas Nitzsche is Clearpoint’s Media Relations Manager, former credit counselor and resident credit expert. He enjoys bargain travel, planning his tiny house project and working on his family’s 1850’s farmhouse in southern Illinois. You can follow him on Twitter.
How 4 People Paid Off a Collective $1 Million in Debt
Note: this post first appeared on NerdWallet. Clearpoint is a proud member of NerdWallet’s advisor network. Thirty-eight percent of American households carry credit card…
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Three Clearpoint Counselors Recognized by NerdWallet
If you ask our counselors what they enjoy most about their jobs, many of them will say “the clients.” That’s because our counselors are…
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Is Buying in Bulk Worth it? Four Problems to Consider
After debt payments and housing costs, groceries and household items are some of the biggest expenses our clients face. Buying in bulk is one…
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How to Afford Home Improvement and Repairs with Bad Credit
What happens when your house is in desperate need of a major home improvement, but you get turned down for a bank loan? This…
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Four Risks Associated with Mobile Check Deposits
Online and mobile banking has nearly eliminated the need for customers to ever visit their banks. One of the most recent advances is mobile…
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Lessons Learned on the Road to an 850 FICO score
One of the most common goals we hear from our clients is, “I want to improve my credit score.” FICO credit scores range from…
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Credit Card Reward Program Loss and Devaluation
After going unused for some time, I logged into one of my credit card accounts online to find that I had over $220 dollars…
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