There are so many ways for scammers to circumvent security measures that you need to regularly check your accounts.

A TransUnion analysis shows a nearly 700% increase in consumer-initiated charge-off suppressions over the past two years, and a 200% increase in lender-initiated suppressions over the last four. As ...

Digital coach Grace Buscher of Quincy gives her top tips on freezing your credit to stop scammers. You control the temperature.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ended a consent order earlier than expected against the credit bureau TransUnion, saying the company already paid a $5 million fine and $3 million to consumers ...

Freezing your credit reports with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion has become a straightforward and cost-free process, thanks to the 2018 economic stabilization act. This measure empowers consumers ...

If you've never been the victim of identity theft, consider yourself lucky. Experts say it’s not a matter of "if" you'll become a victim, but "when." And it can take a lot of time and effort to clean ...

Washing your car, your dishes, even yourself, seems like a positive and prudent experience. However, credit washing — especially in auto finance — is making quite a mess for lenders, according to new ...

Sometimes, the fraud involves manipulating a credit file to make the borrower appear less of a risk. It's a term called 'credit washing.' Fraud losses in auto loans were 21 times higher than those ...

Mamdani believes landlords are raking in money at the expense of tenants in rent-stabilized buildings, and that as mayor, he can put a stop to it. AP Last week, at a candidates’ forum for New York ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — 100% guaranteed. It would be nice to think you could keep yourself safe from all identity theft, but reality is that the scammers' only job is to figure out a new way to get your ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Fair Isaac Corp. will now sell credit scores directly to ...

Shares of credit bureaus TransUnion, Equifax Inc. and Experian PLC slumped on Thursday as FICO said it will directly license its scores used to assess mortgage applicants’ creditworthiness. Fair Isaac ...