The other night, I was out to dinner with a friend who works in medical billing. She shared a story that really stuck with me. One of her coworkers forgot to include a patient’s disability status on a ...

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 ...

Since 2004, Lexington Law Firm clients saw over 81 million items removed from their credit reports. Getting a handle on your credit is the first step toward financial well-being. You know it, and we ...

In previous columns, I've shown you how to access your free credit report online, an annual opportunity where you can freely examine your credit files as maintained by the nation's largest credit ...

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 ...

A hard inquiry occurs when you apply for a credit card, a mortgage or another type of loan. Hard inquiries can reduce your credit score anywhere from zero to five points, depending on the details in ...

Keeping your personal information safe can feel like a futile battle. Even if you do everything right, a data breach could leak your information, and in turn allow criminals to buy it on the dark web ...

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 ...