Business credit card issuer Advanta Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, according to a report in Reuters. The company, which used to offer business credit cards with 0% APR for as long as 16 months (bad idea when the economy is going into...

Credit crunch Q&A: “Does a short sale hurt your credit?” Short sales, where properties are sold for less than the existing mortgage balance, have become increasingly popular in the past year. While short sales are a foreclosure alternative,...

If you dispute a credit tradeline and it’s noted on your credit report, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will make it more difficult for your mortgage to get approved, according to a report in the LA Times. The pair, which own or guarantee a large chunk of...