Brenda Brown, a loan officer with more than 20 years of experience, sat down with us to answer questions about credit.

Length of credit history: "Lenders like borrowers with proven track records," so scores "consider how long your credit ...

Your credit score isn’t just a number. It’s a financial gatekeeper. It tells lenders how risky—or reliable—you are whe ...

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 ...

Credit scores fall by biggest amount since the financial crisisCredit scores can be a mystery to many Americans, but they're ...

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People with fair credit can earn 1.5% cash back on every purchase. That's the same rewards rate that the issuer offers to those with excellent credit, although this card has a fee. If you put more ...

Alabama was trailing Cal for second at the midway point, but a season-best score on the beam put it ahead going to floor, the Crimson Tide's best event. There the Crimson Tide handled business to ...

The national average U.S. FICO score, used as a benchmark for assessing consumer credit risk, slipped as federal student loan ...

members just have to log into their Credit Karma account and check their credit score twice a month to contribute towards the target. Intuit Credit Karma recently launched its new Credit Build ...

More than 8 million borrowers have seen their credit scores drop because of student loan delinquencies, dragging down the average credit score in the US, according to a FICO analysis released today.

If you’re keen to improve your credit score, you may want to consider your options sooner rather than later, according to an expert. Mamta Shanbhag, Help Me Borrow Director at Tesco Bank ...