Check Your Credit Score for Free Whenever You Want With These 7 Services (But There’s a Catch)

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

Retired and Think Your Credit Score Doesn't Matter? Here's Why You Need to Order a Copy of Your Credit Report Before the End of 2025.

It's especially important to check if you're retired. If identity thieves wanted to steal a person's credit identity -- ...
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Credit Report vs Credit Score: What’s the Difference?

Your bank app may let you check your credit score for free. But how is that different from your credit report? They are both measures of your financial health, but your score is a three-digit number ...

Don't Ignore That Weird Address On Your Credit Reports—Do This Instead

An incorrect address on your credit report is one at which you've never lived and it can be a signal of identity theft.

When will buy now, pay later debts impact your credit score?

“The reality is you actually have many credit scores, and buy now, pay later is going to be included in FICO10 and FICO10T, ...
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3 surprising perks of a 750+ credit score

A 750+ credit score does more than unlock bragging rights, it quietly reshapes how lenders, landlords, and even some ...
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How The '7-Year Rule' Can Make Or Break Your Credit Score

Negative entries like late payments and charge-offs stay on your credit report for seven years - this is what's known as the ...

Liz Weston: Closing a credit card will affect each person differently. Here’s why

Also keep in mind that there are many different credit scoring formulas in use today, so you don’t have just one credit score: you have dozens. FICO and VantageScore are the two main providers, but ...

Everyday Cheapskate: You can’t escape from the need for a good credit score, so stop trying

There are reports all over the internet that insist 30% or 50% are the “target” percentages in order to achieve great scores.