Discover how credit scores and credit reports differ, why each is important, and how they impact your financial life.

Negative marks on your credit report can hurt your credit score and affect your ability to qualify for loans. Here’s how to ...

For millions of Americans, student debt is a long-term burden that doesn’t simply vanish with time. When negative information ...

If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...

Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, unveiled on Thursday a new design for its physical credit report, which now prominently ...

Discover why your U.S. credit score might not influence financial decisions abroad. Learn what you can do to establish good ...

The upcoming episode of 'Maxxed Out' emphasizes the importance of knowing your credit score and checking your credit report ...

Medical debt will continue to impact credit scores after a federal judge blocked a Biden-era rule designed to erase it from credit reports. The rule aimed to improve credit scores and expand access to ...

A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, ...