Several online services provide one or more credit scores for free, but check whether you're receiving your VantageScore or ...

An incorrect address on your credit report is one at which you've never lived and it can be a signal of identity theft.

Your credit reports can contain a wealth of information about you and your history with loans, credit cards and collection accounts. They’re also the basis for your credit scores and various ...

Credit agencies, you might say, are akin to nagging parents. They watch and judge from a distance, rewarding responsible behavior and punishing delinquency. And credit scores? They seem a bit like ...

New Equifax credit report design highlights your score and explains key factors affecting it. Money; Getty Images Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three ...

Consumers filed complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in record numbers in 2020, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit ...

Like most people, you probably don’t think about your credit report until you’re alerted there’s a problem. And by then, it ...