Stay On Top Of Your Credit Score (2024)

How To Fix Your Credit In 7 Easy Steps

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7 Best Credit Cards For Bad Credit Of February 2024

ByBecky PokoraForbes Advisor Staff

Feb 07, 2024

Should You Freeze Your Credit During A Divorce?

You expect the upheaval of a divorce to challenge you emotionally. But bear in mind that it can also jeopardize your financial well-being. One way to protect your finances during a divorce is to freeze your credit.A credit freeze, also...

Jan 31, 2024

Best Credit Repair Companies Of January 2024

If you have errors on your credit report and you’ve decided not to manage the correction process on your own, you may want to contact a dedicated credit repair company. Credit repair companies can’t guarantee success, but they can make...

Jan 31, 2024

Best Credit Monitoring Services Of January 2024

Whether you’ve been the victim of identity theft or are preparing to apply for a new credit account, keeping close tabs on your credit score can be beneficial. Credit monitoring services make it easier to track your score and protect...

Jan 31, 2024

Best Credit Counseling Services Of February 2024

Credit counseling organizations can provide useful information and help for a variety of financial matters. You’ll find that most credit counseling services offer debt consolidation services, bankruptcy counseling and housing assistance for buyers, renters and homeowners. Depending on your needs,...

Jan 26, 2024

Consumer Win: All Three Credit Bureaus Commit To Weekly Free Report Access

The three nationwide credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, have made life a little easier for consumers who monitor their credit status.The credit agencies used to provide free online reports once a year at the website AnnualCreditReport.com. They began making...

Jan 17, 2024

New Zillow Feature Reports Timely Rent Payments To Experian So Tenants Can Build Credit

Tenants who make rent payments via Zillow can opt into a new feature that can help them build credit at no cost. Starting January 17, renters can have their on-time monthly payments reported to Experian to enhance their credit history.Zillow’s...

Jan 16, 2024

The Best Ways To Protect Your Credit When Your Finances Are On Shaky Ground

Staying on track with bills while minimizing credit card debt is critical to maintaining a good credit score.But rising interest rates, mounting credit card balances and expensive student loan payments are making that more difficult for many Americans. Meanwhile, high...

Nov 03, 2023

Here’s Why Your Credit Score Is Up Despite Record-High Consumer Debt In The U.S.

The average credit score in the U.S. has hit a historic high of 718, according to a new report from FICO, the leading credit score analytics provider. After the score stayed stuck at 716 in 2021 and 2022, its recent...

Sep 22, 2023

New CFPB Proposal Would Remove All Medical Debt From Credit Reports

A newly proposed federal rule could boost millions of Americans’ credit scores by removing mentions of medical debt from their credit reports.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposal on Thursday to permanently block the inclusion of medical bills...

Aug 29, 2023

Credit Repair Giants Agree To Multibillion-Dollar Settlement For Socking Consumers With Illegal Fees

Some of the nation’s largest credit repair companies, including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com, would be banned from telemarketing credit repair services for the next 10 years under a settlement reached with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.“These credit repair giants used...