The Christian Science Monitor and two credit score utilization ratio experts
#Myth4: Alive, well, and bicoastal, in Massachusetts, Florida and certainly, California
| By Greg Fisher
From: Greg Fisher [mailto:greg@truthandfalsity.com]
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 4:15 PM
To: Rachel Podnos JD, Wealthcare LLC
Cc: Abe McLaughlin, Christian Science Monitor; Tim C, CEO, NerdWallet, Inc.; Tim C, CEO, NerdWallet, Inc. (via NerdWallet "US Media Inquiries" email address)
Subject: NerdWallet, credit score, utilization ratio, #1504b, #2experts, #Myth4
This message and your response will be published at http://creditscoring.com/int... .
We just talked. Earlier today, I sent a text message. See creditscoring.com/myths .
You wrote, "Most experts recommend using no more than 30% of your available credit each month - per card and overall."
What are the names of two such experts? #1504b
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Greg Fisher
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From: Abe McLaughlin
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 9:55 PM
To: Greg Fisher
Subject: Re: NerdWallet, credit score, utilization ratio, #1504b, #2experts, #Myth4
Hi Greg -
Thanks for being in touch today.
I talked to our editors, and they'd much appreciate any specifics you could share about things that you believe our writers or bloggers have gotten wrong.
With those specifics in hand, we're happy to evaluate whether a correction is needed. If you could share details via email, I'm happy to pass them along.
Many thanks,
Abe
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Abraham McLaughlin
Director, Content Strategy Group
The Christian Science Monitor
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Twitter: @abemcl
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If the editor won't even correct errors of fundamental American history, credit scores don't have a prayer.
From: Greg Fisher [mailto:greg@truthandfalsity.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 12:00 PM
To: Abe McLaughlin, Christian Science Monitor
Cc: Marshall Ingwerson, editor since 1/14, Christian Science Monitor
Subject: RE: NerdWallet, credit score, utilization ratio, #1504b, #2experts, #Myth4, history
I am a journalist on deadline, and I am writing about your organization.
See truthandfalsity.com/hist... . Are you going to make corrections of the errors delineated on the document at that address?
I picked up the line about a deadline from the outgoing messages of media relations people (as in "If you're a journalist on deadline, please call my cell phone"). I avoided phone calls between 2008 and this year. That did not turn out well.
The deadline is today. Regarding the editor's name, the Wikipedia entry about your organization is false.
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Greg Fisher
Truth and Falsity
truthandfalsity.com
Page A2
pagea2.com
The Credit Scoring Site
creditscoring.com
PO Box 342
Dayton, Ohio 45409-0342
skype fisher100
mobile/text 937-681-3224