CBS News website contains the same sentences found on other websites
12/20/2010
PART TWO
CBS, 9/22/10:
Several readers have changed their minds about opening new credit cards after they've applied, then asked if they could undo the damage to their credit scores by not calling to activate the card.
MSN, 2009:
Several readers have changed their minds about opening new credit cards after they've applied, then asked if they could undo the damage to their credit scores by not calling to activate the card.
The fatal mistake: It's television. They're not readers; they're viewers.
CBS:
But if a clerk memorizes or writes down vital information from your driver's license -- your address or date of birth, for example -- you're the one who could be at greater risk of identity theft.
MSN:
But if a clerk memorizes or writes down vital information from your driver's license -- your address or date of birth, for example -- you're the one who could be at greater risk of identity theft.
The two sentences are exactly the same— right down to the punctuation style.
CBS:
Paying your balances in full is good for your wallet, and paying on time is good for your credit scores.
MSN:
Paying your balances in full is good for your wallet, and paying on time is good for your credit scores.
CBS:
Lastly, it's thought that early credit scoring models may have given people a boost when they paid a personal or car loan a month early, so some may think that the same thing would apply to their plastic.
CreditCards.com, 2009:
Lastly, it's thought that early credit scoring models may have given people a boost when they paid a personal or car loan a month early, so some may think that the same thing would apply to their plastic.
CBS:
"From your prospective employers to your prospective landlords, most companies will check your credit score in order to gauge their risk. No one likes a deadbeat!"
From your prospective employers to your prospective landlords, most companies will check your credit score in order to gauge their risk. No one likes a deadbeat!