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Your credit score is the key to your financial future: It can determine whether you get approved for a credit card, car loan or mortgage, and what interest rate you'll pay. In some cases, your score ...

Your bank app may let you check your credit score for free. But how is that different from your credit report? They are both measures of your financial health, but your score is a three-digit number ...

Dear Action Line: What's up with this "free credit report" TV commercial that is really an ad for "credit monitoring?" Also, where do I get my free credit score? — T.K., Tulsa. Free credit reports: ...