The Federal Deficit for the 2010 budget year was $1.3 trillion and is estimated to climb to $1.4 trillion in 2011. So what exactly does $1 trillion get you these days? Just about anything, and a whole lot of it.

There are a multitude of factors that may impact your credit score. Some of these factors are completely obvious to most of us, but some may come as a surprise. The following graphic explains what those factors are, which percentages of the population fall into specific credit score ranges and how you can avoid credit […]