Welcome to the official podcast for MyCreditStatus.co.za. Where we will be introducing you to Credit experts who will be providing valuable insight and advice from your Financial Health to improving your Credit Status and Score. Your host for the show is Laura Palmieri.
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Have you ever been in a situation where you wished you had a lawyer on call? In this episode, we interviewed Nazeer Hoosen, who is the Managing Director of Clientele General. We discuss Legal Cover insurance and how it can benefit South African's. This product covers the following areas of the law: civil, criminal and labour related matters Include…
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Credit life insurance is there to ensure that should something happen that leaves you unable to earn an income (such as retrenchment, unemployment, illness, disability or death), your family won’t be burdened with paying your debt. We interviewed Tlalane Ntuli, who is the Co-Founder and COO of a digital Credit Life Insurance company. Most South Afr…
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Landlords & Credit Checks: What You Should Know
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In our latest podcast, we discuss how your credit score can impact your rental application, how the eviction process works - your rental rights under lockdown. Plus some fantastic insider tips on how to negotiate with your landlord. We were fortunate to interview Michelle Dickens. Michelle is the managing director and co-founder of Tenant Profile N…
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National Credit Regulator protects SA consumers
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Our guest on our show is Jimmy Golele; Jimmy is the Senior Education and Communication Officer at the National Credit Regulator (NCR). The National Credit Regulator is responsible for the regulation of the South African credit industry. In this podcast, we discuss the functions of the NCR and how it assists consumers. If you are having issues with …
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How the Credit Ombud is helping SA consumers
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We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to interview Lee Soobrathi, who is the Head Of Department, Case Management at the office of the Credit Ombud. The Office of the Credit Ombudsman resolves complaints from consumers that are negatively impacted by credit bureau information or when a consumer has a dispute with a credit provider. The most…
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If you are looking for car finance, struggling with your repayments, then you cannot afford NOT to listen to this podcast! On our show today we interviewed George Simitopoulos the MD of CarFin. (CarFin - South Africa’s #1 independent vehicle finance provider. Offering car financing and vehicle solutions along with vehicle refinancing) These are som…
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Retrenched or unpaid: what happens to your Retirement Savings?
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The current Covid-19 pandemic has cast a lot of panic and uncertainty, leaving many people with questions about their financial future and the resultant impact of this pandemic going forward. In our latest podcast, we chat to Ryan McCaughey, a financial advisor at Hewett Wealth. These are some of the topics that we discussed; How much of a threat i…
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In this episode, we go behind the scenes and interview one of the leading Credit Bureaus in South Africa. XDS is the largest locally owned credit information bureau in South Africa. Here are just some of the topics that we discussed in our podcast; Who can legally list negative information about a user? As South Africa is battling with the impact o…
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Use My Credit Status To Get A Great Credit Score
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We have been working hard to provide you with the best user experience on our website. There are so many exciting developments happening at the moment. In this podcast, we interview David Bester who is the Chief Analytical Officer at MCS. David has over 10 years of experience in the online field. One of his primary functions is to continually keep …
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How safe is your personal information when applying for a credit report?
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In today’s social world, we generate more data and share more online information than ever before. But how safe is our personal information especially when we apply for a credit report? On today’s show, we go behind the scenes of MyCreditStatus. To find out what safety measures are in place. Is our personal information actually safe? We interview M…
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Your Legal Rights under the National Credit Act
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The National Credit Act (NCA) is aimed at protecting the consumer. To meet this objective, it affords consumers various rights. The NCA provides a balance between the rights and responsibilities of credit providers and consumers. In today’s episode, we will be discussing your Consumer’s Rights in terms of the NCA. Our guest today is Gerrit Viviers,…
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Everything you need to know about Debt Counselling
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In our second Podcast, we discuss in detail Debt Counselling. We were extremely privileged to have Benay Sager the Chief Operating Officer at DebtBusters on our show. DebtBusters is South Africa’s largest and most trusted multi award-winning Debt Management company. Debt Counselling is a formal legal process that provides for a consumer to be decla…
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How to fix your Credit Record & improve your Creditworthiness
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In our first Podcast we will be discussing how to fix your Credit Report and improve your creditworthiness. We interviewed one of the leading Consumer Law expert in South Africa, Nicky Campbell. Nicky has written extensively on both the National Credit Act and the Consumer Protection Act. Graduating from Rhodes University, she was awarded the Juta …
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