<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><!-- Copy and paste the url into your newsreader application" --><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://my.rsscache.com/rsc/rss2.xsl"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rsscache="http://ns.rsscache.com/1.0"><channel><title>About Credit / Debt Management</title><link>http://credit.about.com/</link><description>Credit / Debt Management</description><item><title>41 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers Stolen</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/08/07/41-million-credit-and-debt-card-numbers-stolen.htm</link><description>Eleven people were recently indicted on multiple charges of fraud and identity theft after stealing more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, according to Associated Press.  The...&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=49764154 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/08/07/41-million-credit-and-debt-card-numbers-stolen.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-08-07T01:23:04Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Is Debt Making You Sick?</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/08/05/is-debt-making-you-sick.htm</link><description>Of course, most people in debt are "sick and tired" of being in debt.  I mean is debt literally making you sick?  It might be.  A recent...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Advertise/click.aspx?n=49764153&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Advertise/ads.aspx?n=49764153&amp;f=130147" border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=49764153 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/08/05/is-debt-making-you-sick.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-08-05T10:38:32Z</dc:date></item><item><title>FICO Will Keep Authorized User Accounts</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/31/260.htm</link><description>Fair Isaac has changed its mind about removing piggybacked accounts from the FICO score equation. 

In 2007, Fair Isaac announced a new credit scoring model - FICO 08 - that...&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=49764152 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/31/260.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-07-31T10:51:45Z</dc:date></item><item><title>How to Get out of a Crunch Without a Payday Loan</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/29/how-to-get-out-of-a-crunch-without-a-payday-loan.htm</link><description>Payday loans have earned a terrible reputation for getting consumers deep into a debt trap that's nearly impossible to get out of.  You'd think a payday loan is easy...&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=49764151 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/29/how-to-get-out-of-a-crunch-without-a-payday-loan.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-07-29T02:13:02Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Comment on the Unfair Credit Card Practices Rules Proposed By Feds</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/24/comment-on-the-unfair-credit-card-practices-rules-proposed-by-feds.htm</link><description>In May, the Federal Reserve proposed new credit card rules that would eliminate several unfair practices in the credit and banking industry.  You can comment on the news at...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Advertise/click.aspx?n=49764150&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Advertise/ads.aspx?n=49764150&amp;f=130147" border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=49764150 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/24/comment-on-the-unfair-credit-card-practices-rules-proposed-by-feds.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-07-24T12:25:07Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Cheaper Credit Freezes for California, Credit Card Fee Bill Advances</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/22/cheaper-credit-freezes-for-california-credit-card-fee-bill-advances.htm</link><description>California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed legislation limiting the amount credit bureaus can charge California residents for credit freezes.  Starting January 1, 2009, the maximum fee for a freeze...&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=49764149 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/22/cheaper-credit-freezes-for-california-credit-card-fee-bill-advances.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-07-22T00:44:24Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Are you smarter about credit cards than a 5th grader?</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/18/are-you-smarter-about-credit-cards-than-a-5th-grader.htm</link><description>I don't know about you, but I've read enough about foreclosures, loan delinquencies, and bank failures for one week.  How about something funny, but still credit card-related, to close...&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=48836052 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/18/are-you-smarter-about-credit-cards-than-a-5th-grader.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-07-18T00:29:33Z</dc:date></item><item><title>IndyMac Suffers Bank Failure - Do You Still Owe Your Loans?</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/17/indymac-suffers-bank-failure-do-you-still-owe-your-loans.htm</link><description>The latest victim of the mortgage meltdown is California bank IndyMac.  The bank was closed last Friday (July 11, 2008) by Federal regulators after increasing defaults and bank withdrawals....&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Advertise/click.aspx?n=48836051&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Advertise/ads.aspx?n=48836051&amp;f=130147" border=0&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=48836051 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/17/indymac-suffers-bank-failure-do-you-still-owe-your-loans.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-07-17T01:51:33Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Staying Debt Free in a Struggling Economy</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/16/staying-debt-free-in-a-struggling-economy.htm</link><description>It seems like prices will never stop going up.  The Labor Department reported a 1.1 percent increase in June's consumer prices.  Meanwhile, wages fell by .9 percent. ...&lt;p&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 8pt;"&gt;&lt;img align=left src=http://www.rsscache.com/Section/Stats/logo.aspx?n=48836050 border=0&gt; Bandwidth saved by &lt;a href=http://www.rsscache.com&gt;RSScache.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/16/staying-debt-free-in-a-struggling-economy.htm</guid><dc:subject xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" /><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2008-07-16T20:39:18Z</dc:date></item><item><title>Foreclosure Filings up 53% - What You Can Do to Keep Your House</title><link>http://credit.about.com/b/2008/07/14/foreclosure-filings-up-53.htm</link><description>The mortgage crisis continues.  This year, June saw 53% more foreclosure filings than June last year.  The hardest hit states include Arizona, California, and Florida.  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