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Have you seen our Credit Education Center lately?

Posted in Credit, Credit Education, Financial Information by Evan Jacobs

Being worried about credit is completely normal and honestly, fairly justified in our current economic state. At Student Platinum, we’ve put together a pretty extensive suite of credit education articles to tackle some of the more common questions and provide you, our readers, with as much unbiased and factual information as possible.

Here are a few selections that have gotten popular feedback:

5 Things Your Credit Card Company Doesn’t Want You to Know

“Have you heard the expression “the squeaky wheel gets the grease?” Well it certainly applies to your credit card agreements. There are a number of beneficial adjustments your credit card company can make for you…” Read More >>

What is APR?

“Put simply, an Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is a measure of how much your credit will cost you, expressed as a percentage. APR is very often expressed as a total percentage (such as “5.99% APR Introductory Rate”), but in the fine print of your credit card disclosures…” Read More >>

Your Credit Score

“Credit is probably one of the most important, least understood aspects of personal finance. Credit scoring affects every major purchase in your life, from cars to school to houses. Good credit opens doors…” Read More >>

If any of these articles caught your eye, head on over to the Student Platinum Credit Education Center and learn more. Thanks for choosing Student Platinum!

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56 Responses to “Have you seen our Credit Education Center lately?”

  1. sandy says on June 12, 2010 at 9:37 pm:

    thank you!

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  2. kayla says on June 13, 2010 at 1:50 am:

    good info

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  3. Cara says on June 14, 2010 at 8:38 pm:

    This is really helpful, especially since I am so afraid of ruining my credit score right off the bat.

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  4. jenn says on June 14, 2010 at 10:58 pm:

    i think i will be filling in my parents on this information, especially about interest rates being linked to WSJ lending rates.

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