Having a good credit score can save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars on credit cards, mortgages and other loans.

Your score is constantly changing because lenders regularly provide new information about you to the credit bureaus. For ...

Here's the average credit score for Americans in their 50s, what it means for your finances, and how to strengthen your ...

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We analyzed dozens of popular travel cards using an average American's annual budget and dug into each one's perks and drawbacks to find the best travel credit cards based on your spending habits.

(THE CONVERSATION) With the cost of borrowing money to buy a home or a car inching ever higher, understanding who gets access to credit, and at what interest rate, is more important for borrowers’ ...

For consumers who are heavy on savings and light on credit history, a new partnership in the world of credit scores could help them lock down a loan. FICO, the company basically synonymous with the ...

Congratulations: You just earned a perfect 850 credit score. That's a major financial achievement, and definitely cause for celebration. But in terms of actual, tangible benefits, a perfect credit ...

Starting Nov. 15, Fannie Mae is eliminating its 620 minimum middle credit score requirement for purchase and refinance home loan credit decisions. Fannie is following Freddie Mac’s lead from several ...