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

Even if you are not planning any large purchases in the near future, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recommends ...

NEW YORK — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of non-payment ...

Like many people who set money goals for 2021, you may have your eye on a better credit score. But it can feel like such a big job that it’s hard to know where to start. Try breaking it down into ...

Mortgage lenders will soon have a new way to assess borrowers applying for government-backed loans. That sent the stock of America’s biggest credit score company plunging Tuesday. Federal Housing ...

Your credit scores can wax and wane a bit like the moon, changing frequently as your credit accounts and balances change. However, big changes to your credit scores could be an indication that ...

Bill Pulte declared by tweet that homebuying costs would be lower if FICO had competition—a move that instead risks pushing ...

After a roughly five-year hiatus, student loan borrowers are once again seeing their credit scores plunge if they fall behind on payments. Economists say it could be bad news for borrowers and the ...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options are increasingly popular, particularly among young consumers. A recent survey from J.D. Power shows that 42% of millennials and Gen Z actively use BNPL loans ...

(NewsNation) — Your buy-now-pay-later activity could soon impact your credit score. FICO announced Monday that it will begin incorporating buy-now-pay-later data into new scoring models, marking the ...