Missed a payment? Here's how to remove the late mark from your credit report and protect your score from damage.

Contrary to what you might expect, your credit report does not contain your credit score. But it does offer a lot of other ...

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Like most people, you probably don’t think about your credit report until you’re alerted there’s a problem. And by then, it can be challenging to get the errors corrected. Your credit report ...

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Here’s what to know about credit scores and how to raise yours: A credit score is a three-digit number that indicates how likely you are to pay back money when you borrow it, based on your credit ...

Anyway, not my issue, just wanted to ... once per year from each of the three credit reporting agencies. It's recommended that consumers get one free report from each agency every four months ...

You can also get a free copy of your credit report from all three agencies once a year by visiting Annualcreditreport.com. If you're new to credit or are looking to rebuild poor credit ...

These entries on your credit report could mean you've missed payments on accounts that you may not even know exist! If this is true, you'll need to get to the bottom of the matter quickly since ...

It’s smart to get commitments like this in writing ... in your creditor actually taking steps to remove it from your credit report. If you pay less than what you owe on a debt, the forgiven ...