13 episodes

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.

My Credit Status Laura Palmieri

    • Business

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.

    The Benefits of Legal Cover

    The Benefits of Legal Cover

    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 mattersIncludes a Retrenchment benefitBail money

    • 11 min
    Credit Life Insurance in South Africa

    Credit Life Insurance in South Africa

    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 Africans are not even aware that they are already paying for this insurance when they apply for credit or finance.Listen to this podcast, as it c...

    • 21 min
    Landlords & Credit Checks: What You Should Know

    Landlords & Credit Checks: What You Should Know

    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 Network (TPN Credit Bureau). TPN is the largest credit bureau that tracks tenant payment behaviour in SA.Eviction and eviction orders, under the new ...

    • 32 min
    National Credit Regulator protects SA consumers

    National Credit Regulator protects SA consumers

    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 a credit provider, PDA or Debt Counsellor, then you probably have thought about complaining but not sure who to address your complaint. The NCR ...

    • 41 min
    How the Credit Ombud is helping SA consumers

    How the Credit Ombud is helping SA consumers

    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 common cases that are handled by the Credit Ombudsman include incorrect statements of account, emolument attachment orders, fraud cases and alleged ...

    • 37 min
    Vehicle Financing & Your Credit Score

    Vehicle Financing & Your Credit Score

    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 some of the topics that were discussed:To apply for vehicle finance, what are the essential criteria’s you look for before approving an application...

    • 30 min

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