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Your guide to credit and finance clarity. Learn how credit scores, collections, and underwriting really work each week with J.S. Whaldo and John A. Mackey jswhaldo.substack.com
Unknown Host hosts Give Me Credit, a business show with 45 episodes published.
In this episode of Give Me Credit, John and I sat down with Mike Brennan, founder of The Realty School, and we talked about a gap in real estate education that doesn’t get enough attention. Real estate agents are not bei
This week on Give Me Credit, John Mackey and I sit down with real estate educator Michael Brennan, of The RealtySchool.com, for a conversation that goes far beyond passing a licensing exam. We explore what real estate pr
If you’ve been trying to make sense of today’s mortgage options, you’re not alone. In this episode of Give Me Credit, John turned the microphone on me, and we dug into two of the most misunderstood topics in lending righ
Most people think credit is just a number sitting quietly in the background of their lives. A tool that measures behavior and spits out a score. But the more time you spend inside this system, the harder it is to pretend
You fix your credit report.Or at least, you think you do. The balance shows zero.The account says settled.The bankruptcy is discharged. And then… it shows up again. In this episode of Give Me Credit, we brought back atto
A powerful, real-life conversation about debt, credit stress, and financial recovery. In this episode, M shares her personal experience with falling behind financially and the emotional toll that comes with it. We discus
If you think your credit report exists to help you, this episode is going to change that. In this conversation, John and I sit down again with consumer attorney Jacob Hippensteel to take a deeper look at what is really h
In this episode, we sit down with divorce attorney David Cox to unpack one of the most misunderstood financial traps in divorce. Here is the hard truth. A divorce decree may assign a debt to one spouse, but it does not r
Most people don’t understand how debt collection works until they’re already in it. In GMC 33, I sit down with John Mackey to walk through his new course, Debt Collections: Lies, Damn Lies and Deceit. We go module by mod
In Part 1, we pulled back the curtain on a hard truth. Most people believe someone is actually reading their credit dispute letter. That’s not entirely accurate. In Part 2, we take you inside the system. And once you und
Most people believe that when they dispute something on their credit report, they are starting a conversation. They imagine that someone, somewhere, will read their explanation, review the evidence, and decide whether th
We spend twelve years in school learning history, math, and science. Yet many students graduate without ever learning how a checking account works, what an overdraft fee is, or why a missed payment can follow them for ye
Today’s episode goes deeper. In Part 1, we questioned whether Credit Karma functions as financial education or referral marketing. In Part 2, we examine the structure itself. One polished credit score.Frequent alerts.Pre
This week on Give Me Credit, we sit down with FCRA attorney Jacob Hippensteel, owner of Hippensteel Law Firm to talk about one of the most powerful and misunderstood consumer protection laws in America, the Fair Credit R
Give Me Credit #27: Credit Karma, VantageScore vs FICO, and the Marketing Machine Behind “Free” Credit Scores In this episode, credit expert John Mackey and mortgage underwriter J.S. Whaldo examine the Credit Karma busin
If you think you already understand credit, this episode is your reminder that the rules are changing and not always in your favor. In this rerun of Give Me Credit Podcast Episode 10, credit expert John Mackey and mortga
We’ve never done this before, but some episodes are too good to let pass by. Due to John taking a short break, we’re re-running GMC #16, one of our highest-rated episodes. Packed with insights, expert guidance, and momen
Most people think debt collection is about repayment. It’s not. It’s about leverage, data, and getting you to say or do just enough to build a legal case against yourself. In today’s podcast episode, credit expert John M
Episode 23: Inside the Debt Collection System and the Course Teaching Consumers How to Navigate It In this episode of the Give Me Credit podcast, mortgage expert J.S. Whaldo interviews credit authority John Mackey about
In Give Me Credit Podcast Episode #22, we do something a little different and a lot important. We analyze a real debt collection call that checks every box for unethical behavior. No hypotheticals. No reenactments. This
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