Several online services provide one or more credit scores for free, but check whether you're receiving your VantageScore or ...

A credit solutions expert shares the top three "timeless habits," tips and advice as America's mortgage market adjusts to new credit scoring models that widen the door to homeownership.

Credit is a financial tool that allows people to borrow money or access goods and services before paying. In today’s world, credit is used for just about everything. From large-scale purchases such as ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I was on “TheGrio with Marc Lamont Hill” last week, and one of the topics ...

The credit scoring company FICO recently announced it will add something new to some of its credit scores: data from buy now, pay later loans. Those are the loans that allow shoppers, usually online, ...

Paul Soucy has led the Credit Cards content team at NerdWallet since 2015 and the Travel Rewards team since 2023; he is also director of content for Consumer Credit verticals. He was an editor with ...

Car loans are one of the most common types of debt among consumers in 21st-century America. While auto loans are not as common as credit cards, the majority of Americans (62%) have an auto loan in ...