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Stories & Articles
- Prequalified vs. preapproved: What’s the difference?
- How to reopen a closed credit card account
- How to increase your chances of getting preapproved on CardMatch
- Should you look for ‘soft pull’ credit cards?
- Does lower income imply bad credit? Study says ‘no’
- My credit report was misused to qualify someone else
- Could your bank account provide a path to credit?
- My credit report has an incorrect date of birth
- 5 steps to rebuild credit after prison
- How a secured credit card helped my score
- What is a good credit limit?
- Authorized user: My ex won’t remove me from card accounts
- During Chapter 13 bankruptcy, secured cards tough to get
- How to pay rent with a credit card
- How to get a business credit card
- Best credit cards for college graduates
- Average credit card debt statistics
- What is a secured credit card?
- How alternative data is opening credit access for those with less credit history
- Fraud alerts: What they are and how they work
- What to do if you have no credit score
- Will Biden’s policies take the CFPB’s consumer protection mission forward?
- What is ‘high balance,’ and how does it affect your score?
- How credit scores affect interest rates
- Who can access your credit reports or credit scores?
- What is the ‘shopping cart trick,’ and does it still work in 2021?
- What credit score do you need for a credit card?
- Multiple balance transfers: a difficult debt payoff strategy
- What happens to unpaid credit card debt after seven years?
- Credit card limit decreased? Why it happens, and what to do about it
- Can you build credit with a debit card?
- How to lower your credit card interest rate
- How to use your tax refund to boost your credit score
- Does having the wrong address on your credit report hurt your score?
- What is a good APR for a credit card?
- COVID-19 pandemic spurs outbreak of credit report errors
- A second credit card: When it’s wise to get one, when it’s not
- Will becoming an authorized user help my credit?
- Best credit monitoring services for 2021
- How do credit cards work?
- Will it hurt your credit if you ask your card issuer for help?
- Business credit scores: What they are and how they work
- Best high limit secured credit cards
- How to remove an authorized user from a credit card account
- When did credit scores start?
- What is a pay card?
- What is UltraFICO?
- How to clean up your credit by spring
- What to do if someone obtained your credit report without permission
- Can you rent a car with a debit card?
- How to dispute an error on your credit report
- How to set up a credit freeze
- How long does it take to build business credit?
- Deadline approaches for gas stations to upgrade to EMV chip technology
- How race affects your credit score
- How getting married affects your credit score
- How to do a balance transfer when you have bad credit
- Perch unveils impressive credit building app
- What is the highest credit score?
- Why knowing your FICO Score is important: What’s the difference between credit scores out there?
- How long does it take to recover from a bankruptcy?
- How to build business credit
- What credit score do you start with?
- Despite a difficult year, millennials and Gen Z feel in control of their credit
- A caregiver’s guide: Financial protection for those with Alzheimer’s
- Do balance transfers hurt your credit score?
- What credit score is needed to buy a house?
- Two? Seven? Twenty? How many credit cards should I have?
- Why is a disputed collection account still on my credit report?
- Biden proposal for public credit reporting agency faces uphill battle
- Do bank overdrafts affect your credit score?
- Taking financial control amid a global pandemic
- How to dispute an error in your TransUnion credit report
- Should I pay off a collections account to preserve the age of my credit history?
- Why did my credit score drop after paying off debt?
- What is the most accurate credit score?
- Will combining many credit limits onto one card help my credit score?
- How often is your credit score updated?
- How fear of credit cards is keeping you broke and stuck
- What is a thin credit file, and how can you build it up?
- Paying medical bills: Things to know
- What should I do if my debt’s date of first delinquency is incorrectly reported?
- 7 reasons to be thankful for good credit
- How to add an authorized user to a Citi credit card
- What is an adverse action notice?
- Taken to court for card debt? What to expect and how to respond
- Got a 700-plus credit score? Where you stand and what to do next
- What credit score is needed to buy a car?
- What is credit card churning?
- How to improve your credit with eCredable
- Which credit score matters most?
- What is an outstanding balance on a credit card?
- What is VantageScore?
- How to self-report to credit bureaus
- Does checking your credit score lower it?
- What is available credit?
- What is a bad credit score?
- What is ChexSystems?
- TomoCredit pivots again, nears wider launch
- Americans’ credit scores are up, Experian’s latest study shows