Credit cards and banking specialist Jenn Underwood brings over 16 years of personal finance experience to the table. After a decade of teaching courses in banking, debt reduction, budgeting and credit ...

The next time you apply for a credit card, loan or mortgage, the lender will likely request access to your credit report. The information listed on your credit report summarizes how you manage credit, ...

The information listed on your credit report can make or break your next loan or credit card application. Taking a moment to review it and clean it up can strengthen your approval odds and uncover ...

Nearly half of all credit reports may contain errors, some of them costly to your credit score, according to a new watchdog report. One-quarter of the consumers were unable to access their credit ...

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 ...

Lindsay VanSomeren is a personal finance writer based out of Kirkland, Washington. Her work has appeared on Business Insider, Credit Karma, LendingTree, and more. Jordan Tarver has spent seven years ...

After the shock of losing her job, Lisa Hill-Green of Richmond, Va., struggled to pay her bills. In an effort to bring down her costs, she went to her mortgage lender for a loan modification. But then ...

MBA says tri-merge credit checks cost lenders up to $100 per loan, doubling since pre-COVID, as industry pushes for a cheaper, single-report model The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is renewing ...