People who froze their credit files before September may notice some changes when the time comes to thaw the files. As of Sept. 21, a new law requires that the three major credit reporting bureaus — ...

Do you know the difference between 550 and 780? Yes, they’re 230 digits apart, but they’re also examples of bad and good credit scores, respectively. If you don’t check yours regularly, now’s the time ...

Having a business credit file can open the doors to many financing opportunities, which is why it’s important for new businesses to open theirs as soon as possible. You can open a business credit file ...

Got a money question? Let Buy Side find the answer. Write to [email protected], and we may publish an answer Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Kerri Anne Renzulli is a contributor to Buy ...

After the shock of losing her job, Lisa Hill-Green of Richmond, Va., struggled to pay her bills. In an effort to bring down her costs, she went to her mortgage lender for a loan modification. But then ...

When you apply for credit, a lender is likely to check your credit file or, to use a more technical term, perform a credit inquiry. A credit inquiry is a lender's request to access your credit history ...

A recent report from U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a consumer advocacy group, found that complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about credit-report companies nearly doubled between ...

If you’ve ever applied for a credit card or personal loan, you’ve probably had a credit check. This is essentially when a potential lender pulls your credit to see whether you’re someone they want to ...

Dear Liz: Two of my credit card issuers have drastically lowered my credit limits. They blamed my credit report at Equifax. At first, Equifax could not even find my report. I had to send paperwork to ...

Getting turned down for a loan? Paying higher interest rates? It could be due to mistakes on your credit report. And the negative consequences don’t stop there. Credit report errors are the top ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A data breach expert from the credit reporting company Experian said Oregonians should check their credit about once a month after the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles was ...