Ask any citizen of Canada who has gone through the process of buying a home in the nation about what score is more crucial when it comes to determining the mortgage rates, NHL results or the Beacon Score, and the answer that you would get from most of the buyers would be Beacon rating for [...]
Today I read for the first time that people are paying rent by credit card. I must have been out of this world for a while, as it seems it has become a common practice. I am a landlord of two properties and never heard of it, yet it seems to be widespread. The advantage [...]
There has been plenty of media attention to the Fair Isaac scores (FICO). After all, says 90 of the 100 largest banks use FICO scores, according to Fair Isaac. What about the other 10 of the 100 largest banks, and many other smaller ones? They may be using an alternative to the FICO score, or [...]
(Reposted, from my old blog. First published on July 13th, 2005). My trusty old 96 Mazda Miata M Edition turned 100,000 miles last Sunday while driving on the Masspike from Marlborough, MA to Pittsfield, MA (in the heart of the Berkshires). Watching so many numbers turn in unison on my odometer provoked many feelings, mostly [...]
