by Brightside Credit | Jun 11, 2021 | news
It is the No. 1 barrier to entry for young, would-be homebuyers: credit. Millennials are the first generation to come of age in a post-almost-apocalyptic housing market, where lenders, eight years later, are still paying billions in reparations for mortgage misconduct...
by Brightside Credit | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog
Updated with new information for seniors, retirees on April 1, 2020. Also see Treasury news release. CHECK IRS.GOV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION: NO ACTION NEEDED BY MOST PEOPLE AT THIS TIME IR-2020-61, March 30, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the Internal...
by Brightside Credit | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog
STIMULUS BILL TO DELAY FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS FOR 6 MONTHS—HERE’S WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR YOUR CREDIT SCORE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED A $2 TRILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE TO EASE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. CNBC SELECT EXPLAINS HOW THE...
by Brightside Credit | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog
The punishment includes payments to affected consumers, fines to peeved regulators and a host of required changes to the credit-reporting agency’s business practices, government officials said Monday, as they faulted Equifax for putting more than half of all U.S....
by Brightside Credit | Jul 4, 2019 | Blog
Here’s potentially good news for consumers: The nation’s three largest credit-reporting agencies will soon exclude tax liens and some civil debts from their reports.The change by Equifax, Experian and TransUnion will take effect July 1, as part of a plan...
