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 ...

There’s no overnight fix for a weak credit score, but a few focused changes can start shifting it faster than most people ...

Parents can add a child as an authorized user to their credit card account to help build a kid's credit history and credit score. The strategy is generally best for kids in their later teenage years, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. A strong credit score is one of the most valuable tools in ...

Your credit score plays a big role in your financial life. It affects everything: getting approved for loans, opening new credit cards and in some places, it can even impact your car insurance rates.

Negative marks on your credit report can hurt your credit score and affect your ability to qualify for loans. Here’s how to ...

I've seen folks raise their scores by 50+ points in just a few months, without doing anything fancy. They just learned which factors affected their score most, and focused on improving those areas.

A Reddit user is concerned about getting a new credit card because he doesn’t want to damage his 800 credit score. You can get a new card without long-term damage to your credit if you do it right.

Your credit score may not improve with on-time bill payments alone. Some debt payments have "no impact" on your score, one expert says. Americans have a near-record level of credit card debt — $1.18 ...

More than a third of all Americans have a credit score below 670, according to Experian. And many don’t realize what’s hurting their credit until they’re denied a loan or hit with higher costs. Your ...

I wasn't chasing the elusive 850 credit score, but this one easy change got me there anyway. Here's what I did. Tiffany Wendeln Connors was a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus on credit cards.