All Posts Tagged With: "settlement"

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SEC Settlement Finalizes Bank Of America (NYSE: BAC) Shareholder Fund

A November 12th deadline looms large for the Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) shareholders to file for their part of the reported $150 million settlement involving the Merrill Lynch merger which was secured by the SEC. The final terms of the settlement had been secured by a New York federal judge on Wednesday. The $150 [...]
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Why Paying Off Debts Might Damage Your Credit Score

Paying the bills often hurts our wallets; but did you know paying the bills can also hurt your credit score sometimes?  Many consumers who have an account in collections, charge-off status or delinquency status on their credit reports find that their credit scores actually drop when they pay them off. At one time in the [...]