by Ean | Mar 5, 2021 | Credit Health, Financial Insights, Money
South Africa has a difficult relationship with credit at best. From national debt at the highest levels of society, to some of the highest levels of personal debt in the world behind closed doors, we are a nation of borrowers – and debtors too. Many people are...
by Ean | Aug 21, 2020 | Financial Insights, Financial News
Some background context On Wednesday, 19 August 2020, there was a data breach at one of South Africa’s leading credit bureau’s. According to the credit bureau, “[we] are continuing to investigate an isolated incident in South Africa involving a...
by Ean | Nov 5, 2019 | Financial Insights
Have you ever wondered where the interest rates banks give you really come from? Who determines it? Are you concerned you are not getting the best interest rates on your different forms of debt? Interest rates aren’t just thumbsucked by the banks. Even though they...
by Ean | Oct 23, 2019 | Credit Health, Financial Insights
Perhaps you recently got your credit score from more than one credit bureau or credit bureau partner. But you also noticed that it differs from one credit bureau to another. Why does it differ? Don’t they all keep the same information? Is this some mistake? No, it’s...
by Ean | Oct 21, 2019 | Financial Insights, Money
Credit can be an empowering financial tool. It helps you in many different ways. You can finance business projects, cover unexpected costs, buy a house and cover the shortfall of a tough month. But finding the right credit option can be difficult! Using it correctly...
by Ean | Oct 10, 2019 | Financial Insights
Being blacklisted can really throw a spanner in the works when you need to make big life decisions like buying a home or a car. No one plans for it, but you also need to plan to not get in debt! Still, it happens, and maybe you need to find ways to pay off your debts....
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