Having a high credit score buys the average consumer more than bragging rights. Read on to find out how else you could ...

1989 was a milestone year in the credit world, but statistical credit scoring has been around since the 1950s.

with every state experiencing a decline in average credit scores over the last year. Add WalletHub’s grim report to a roster ...

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

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 ...

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

The Biden administration finalized a new rule that will prevent Americans from the harm caused by medical debt, including ...

The rules ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering ...

The ruling by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help lift credit scores, but it may face legal challenges.

The future of the new rule remains in question, however, with President-elect Donald J. Trump set to return to the White ...

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