How can renters use rent reporting services to build credit without taking on new debt? COOKEVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, ...

Payment history is the most prominent factor in your credit score, making up 35% and 40% of FICO and VantageScore calculations, respectively. You can build that history by making regular, on-time ...

Renters make up more than a third of the U.S. population. But when it comes to building wealth and credit, they're often locked out. Not only are renters unable to accrue home equity, but because ...

The financial services industry has made substantial progress in democratizing access to credit scores. Today, 95% of banks and credit unions offer customers visibility into their credit scores ...

An increasing number of Americans are seeing their rent payments reported to credit bureaus — but experts are divided on whether this is a benefit or not. According to a TransUnion survey, 13% of ...

Consumers across the U.S. face unfair credit damage due to errors, identity theft, and deceptive financial practices. Although federal and state laws offer strong legal protections, many cases still ...

The Washington State Senate has approved a measure that would remove medical debt from credit score reporting. The measure, introduced in late January, declares a medical debt “void and unenforceable ...