 CREDIT SECURITY GROUP NEWS & EVENTS
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Credit and the Independent Investor
 January 21, 2010, Dallas – CSG President Eddie Johansson spoke on "Credit and the Independent Investor" to members of the North Texas Association of Real Estate Investors in Dallas.
His presentation provided vital insights on: Strategies which investors can apply themselves, immediately, to enhance their lives and their credit status; How to maximize the borrowing power of both investors and their prospective buyers; Timely information on both the current credit environment, and potential future developments, including the new FICO 08 scoring model.
Johansson also outlined the important credit steps that all investors must take
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"Know Your Credit Score and What it Means"
January 20, 2010, Lufkin, Texas – CSG Exec. V.P. Rosalind Johansson spoke to 100 members of the Healhy Women Organization of Woodland Heights Medical Center on the topic, "Know Your Credit Score and What it Means" and answered questions from the attendees after her talk.
For more information on other CSG seminars, see the CSG Seminar Page.
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Rosalind Johansson
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CSG Warns of Trap For Credit Card Customers
“Many people will have their credit scores lowered this year if they’re not watchful, know what to do and take action,” said Eddie Johansson, president of Credit Security Group. Analysts predict many card companies will be canceling unused cards and lowering limits this year. ”This is how the trap will be set,” said Johansson.
Credit scores are used by most lenders to determine credit risk. Lower scores result in loss of credit and higher interest rates. Financial analyst predict cuts up to $2 trillion in credit card account lines over the next 18 months.
“This will have very bad consequences for consumers who are not prepared,” said Johansson.
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CSG President Presents At Bankers' Financial Literacy Summit
President Eddie Johansson presented "Understanding Credit Scores and Rescoring" to attendees of the Financial Literacy Summit in San Antonio in December.
Johansson's session focused on understanding credit reports and how to help bank customers become even more credit worthy. The session dispelled common misconceptions about managing credit, and provided guidelines for bankers and educators on how to counsel customers about their credit scores and how to understand and interpret their credit report.
This annual event is sponsored jointly by the Texas Bankers Association and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas.
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Analyst Rice Seminars Continue in Houston Area
Reggie Rice has more seminars on FICO credit scores and rescoring scheduled in the Houston area.
Rice has presented this educational and informational series six times this fall with more being scheduled each month.
”Top firms stay that way by learning more to help their customers more,” said Rice.
Past participants in CSG seminars include mortgage professionals from Keller-Williams, Chase Bank, Texas Home Group, Texas Home Builders, CTX Mortgage, Century 21, Gibraltar Mortgage, Wells Fargo, Bank Of America, Envoy Mortgage, Remington Mortgage, John Daughtery Realty, Secure Mortgage and Cedar Stone Mortgage.
The FICO Education Series has been presented at Keller-Williams, Fox & Jacob Homes, Patriot Bank, John Daughtery Realty and First American Title. To attend, call CSG Houston at 281-857-6898.
For more information on this and other CSG seminars, see the CSG Seminar Page.
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Reggie Rice
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CSG Program at North Texas Association of Housing Providers' Year End Financial Clinic
CSG President Eddie Johansson will present "Take control to maximize your credit rating and FICO score - and those of your buyers" to this investor association on December 16th. Johansson says "The basic problem is: there is no 'Investor' check box for FICO scoring. At the end of the day, each investor is just another consumer - with too many homes.
Valuable advice for investors will be presented. To learn more, visit the website of the North Texas Association of Housing Providers.
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Rapid Rescore Application Development Completed
CSG programmers have completed the development of a new application to organize and administer rapid rescoring for CSG clients.
The new application joins CSG's system for analyzing credit lines and reports, and CSG's specialized software tool for credit analysts.
"Our in-house software development capability keeps us in the lead for analyzing, understanding, and dealing with credit score changes and developments for our clients," said President Eddie Johansson on the release of the new application.
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