Knowing where you stand is easy, harmless, and usually free Andrew Martins is an award-winning journalist who has performed thousands of hours of research on small business products and services and ...

Struggling with subprime credit? You're not alone. Learn five ways that you can quickly raise your credit score and improve ...

Fact checked by Betsy Petrick Key Takeaways No two credit scores are the same, even if they belong to the same person. That's because the financial industry uses different scoring models for different ...

Representatives of consumer and civil rights organizations are condemning a congressionally-mandated report on insurance credit scoring by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as biased ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ValidiFI, Inc., the leading alternative data provider, today released its Q3 2025 Bank Account and Payment Intelligence Report, "Rethinking Credit ...

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Most credit scores that lenders use in the United States range from 300 to 850. And when people talk about achieving the “highest” credit score possible, they’re usually talking about the ever-elusive ...

If you see an account in collections on your credit report, it's understandable to feel stressed. Collections, even when paid, can potentially lower your credit score and impact your approval odds for ...

Policymakers view the reporting of an on-time pattern as a way to reduce disparities in homeownership. By Ann Carrns About a third of American households rent, yet in most cases their credit score ...

Credit bureaus don't automatically collect information about rent payments but will include this data on your credit reports if they receive it. And if you're buying a home, lenders can use your ...

Risk assessment firm Moody's Corporation is allegedly developing a scoring system for stablecoins, with analysis for up to 20 digital assets, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 26, citing unnamed sources. The ...