A hard credit inquiry could lower your credit score by as much as 10 points, though in many cases, the damage probably won’t ...

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Equifax must pay $725,000 as part of a settlement with the state after a coding error in 2022 led to the inaccurate lowering ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a rule to keep medical bills off of consumers' credit reports.

Outstanding credit card and other revolving debt decreased $13.7 billion, the most since early in the pandemic, after surging ...

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their ...

Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...

Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.

The government's consumer watchdog agency has finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports in a move that could ...

In a major change that could affect millions of Americans' credit scores, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday ...

If there are errors in your credit report (such as incorrect loan balances or missed payments recorded in error), you can ...

A new WalletHub survey reveals an unprecedented nationwide drop in credit scores, with Alaska plummeting the most and even ...