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REVIEWCash Money review: products, costs and questions before borrowing
Cash Money is a lender, but its products should not be treated as one interchangeable “cash loan.” Identify the product before comparing the cost.
Read our reviewREVIEWLoans Canada review: how the comparison platform differs from a lender
Searching for a loan through a platform can introduce another organization between the first form and the final agreement. Knowing who does what is the starting point.
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REVIEWCredit Canada review: counselling, debt plans and questions to ask
If the problem is managing existing payments, a counselling conversation is different from applying for another loan.
Read our reviewREVIEWCredit Counselling Society review: services and repayment-plan questions
The Credit Counselling Society operates at nomoredebts.org. A distinctive web address is worth noting when several similarly named debt services appear in search.
Read our reviewREVIEWConsolidated Credit Canada review: counselling, not a consolidation loan
The word “consolidated” can sound like borrowing. In this case, the organization’s own description makes a different distinction.
Read our reviewREVIEWDebt.ca review: debt information and a provider-introduction service
A debt-help website and the professional responsible for a debt agreement can be different organizations. Debt.ca’s own disclosure makes that distinction important.
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REVIEWEquifax Canada review: reports, scores and the free-access route
Need a free report, help with an error, or alerts after possible fraud? Pick the job first. A paid monitoring plan is useful for some people, but it does not replace the free report or stop every kind of fraud.
Read our reviewREVIEWTransUnion Canada review: Consumer Disclosure and report guidance
TransUnion calls its free consumer report a Consumer Disclosure. Knowing that product name can help you avoid confusing it with a paid monitoring offer.
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