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Stories & Articles
- How does student loan rehabilitation affect your credit score?
- 4 reasons why college students need a credit card
- New Mastercard helps users build credit with online subscriptions
- Can I remove a phony account opened when I was a child from my credit report?
- My boyfriend’s ex-wife ruined his finances. What can he do to fix them?
- Overcoming hardships by embracing financial independence
- FTC advises taking free credit monitoring over cash in Equifax settlement
- Viewing your FICO score could help you improve it
- Paid off a judgment: Why is my original creditor still reporting the balance?
- Will personal loans eclipse Americans’ credit card use?
- What to do if your personal information lands on the dark web
- How to manage credit card debt ahead of the next recession
- Why did I get charged for my ‘free’ credit report?
- Should you pay your health insurance deductible with a credit card?
- How do automatic bill payments affect your credit score?
- Equifax reaches $671 million settlement related to 2017 data breach
- As college students’ card use grows, so do their credit missteps
- Experian Boost doesn’t recognize my utility providers. What can I do?
- Will not repaying an illegal installment loan affect my credit?
- Should I get a retail card with a 0 percent APR deal to make a big purchase?
- Educational credit scores are not the same as FICO scores
- Adding rent payments to your credit report could help lift your credit score
- Will paying down my credit card balance reduce my minimum payment?
- Can my ex-spouse use alimony to pay the balance on our joint credit card?
- If I pay off an old debt, will it damage my rejuvenated credit score?
- Low credit score doesn’t mean high debt for many Americans
- Consumers’ credit score knowledge is declining, despite uptick in free scores
- Should you request a credit card product change?
- Will adding me as an authorized user hurt my mom’s credit score?
- How business credit cards affect your personal credit
- How can an immigrant forced to leave the U.S. manage credit card debt?
- Will combining many credit limits onto one card help my credit score?
- Taking your children to the bank could help set them up for credit success
- Amazon rolls out new secured store card
- What to do if your small business credit card is stolen
- Can I keep credit history from being authorized user on ex-husband’s cards?
- Petal, a starter card that uses alternative data, now offers rewards: Is it worth it?
- How to raise your business rewards credit card limit
- I mistakenly applied for a store card. Can I stop it from dinging my credit?
- My quest for a perfect credit score
- My dead husband’s card debt is hurting my credit score. What can I do?
- Busted: 5 myths about alternative credit data
- Americans’ credit scores are on the rise, Experian study shows
- How to recover from a business credit score drop
- Can an authorized user get a credit card cash advance?
- Don’t let money anxiety cause trouble in your relationship
- Petal card growing a following
- Should I add my thin-credit-file spouse as a joint owner on my card account?
- What TV moms teach us about credit cards and credit
- Side hustle: Why your credit score, credit card use matter
- Why did my paid-and-removed charge-off reappear on my credit report?
- Americans’ favorite credit card feature is 3% cash back on all purchases
- I signed up for Experian Boost. This is what happened
- Does adding a child to a card help them build credit history?
- CFPB sues credit repair firms over telemarketing, billing practices
- I removed myself as an authorized user on a high-balance card and my score went down. Why?
- Despite free credit freezes, consumer complaints continue
- Preventing credit deserts: Guide to Native Community Development Financial Institutions
- Experian Boost: How to sign up, how soon it ‘boosts’ score
- The soon-to-be-grad’s guide to employer credit checks
- Can you lose your business over unpaid medical bills?
- The credit market is growing; how will it affect consumers?
- Should my charged-off card debt be removed from my credit report?
- I’m leaving my job to launch a new business; how can I increase my credit?
- As banks trim rewards, how can you still get the most out of credit cards?
- Should I apply for a bunch of credit cards to get the best offer?
- Millennials most likely to pay their card balances in full, study shows
- Pros and cons of paying your student loans with credit cards
- How to protect your personal information when booking travel
- From bad to good credit: How long it takes, and how to fast-track progress
- Can I just pay off my delinquent balance and ignore the creditor’s fees?
- Single woman’s guide to a mortgage-worthy credit profile
- Former company’s corporate card in my name is still in use – am I in trouble?
- Poll: 8 percent of U.S. parents have children with credit cards
- Could credit bureau reforms pass in the new Congress?
- My credit score fell and five of my card accounts were closed. How do I fix this?
- Card balances swell, but consumers manage their debts well
- Should I pay off my car loan before applying for a mortgage?
- Why did my issuer offer me a low credit limit despite my high credit score?
- The best flat-rate cash back credit cards
- Federal employees: How to rebuild your credit after a government shutdown
- Congress moves to reform credit reporting industry
- Will a store credit card help build my thin credit file?
- Can you get approved for a home loan without a credit score?
- Credit scores are rising: How not to get left behind
- You can now rent a car with a debit card without all the hassle
- Your company-issued card was canceled? Here’s how to protect your credit
- I forgot to pay my annual fee. Will it hurt my credit?
- Equifax offers free credit reports to shutdown-affected workers
- Am I liable as an authorized user for my deceased husband’s card debt?
- Credit card trends to watch for in 2019
- Should I ask my issuers to reduce my credit limits after my debt is paid off?
- Can you really win the balance transfer game?
- How to create a budget, stick to it and save using apps and card rewards
- Will my credit score rise after 12 months with no late payments?
- Credit freezes are now free – but do you need one?
- Employer credit checks: Who does them, how they work and what laws apply
- Guide to minority-owned credit unions
- My credit score is 776 – and 815 – and 828?!
- 10 tips to improve your credit score in 2019