Articles by Brian Penny
How Secured Credit Cards Help to Build a Good Credit Score
To improve your bad credit, you can use a secured credit card. It can help you build good credit, but you'll need to put down a security deposit as collateral.
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11 Tips on How to Get Free First Class Airline Ticket Upgrades
The majority of people fly coach, but a small percentage of the population enjoy...
Barclays Online Savings Account 2024 Review
Learn if the Barclays Savings Accounts offers one of the best savings APY. Compare online savings accounts rates, fees and services to the other top national banks and online banks.
What Affects Your Credit Score More — Loans or Credit Cards?
Your credit score can affect so much in your life. Find out how credit cards and loans influence your credit score.
Brian Penny
Escrow Accounts: The Mortgage Industry's Hidden Money
Because escrow accounts are not regulated, they’re often used for a wide variety of purposes by mortgage lenders and kept hidden from the public.
Brian Penny
Why You Should Get Direct Deposit Without a Bank Account
The Big Short, a movie and book about the housing crisis, garnered a lot of buzz...
12 Ways to Handle Your Taxes for Life's Sticky Situations
Everything from going to school to your relationship status, and from child...
Top 8 IRS Practices that Will Outrage You
Brian Penny
5 Unknown Facts About Mortgage Lenders
Underhanded and hidden methods used by home lenders: confession of a former mortgage tracker
Brian Penny
Liquidating Assets for Tax Season: 7 Tips from a Professional Liquidator
There are a lot of reasons to downsize - moving to a new (sometimes smaller)...
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