WASHINGTON -- Americans who want to make sure their credit reports are accurate or check their financial histories can get the information for free under a program starting today. The Federal Trade ...

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 ...

Your credit reports can contain a wealth of information about you and your history with loans, credit cards and collection accounts. They’re also the basis for your credit scores and various ...

It's possible to regularly check on the state of your credit at no cost to you Ward Williams is a former Editor for Investopedia focused on student loans and other financial products and services. He ...

Our nation's credit reporting system is broken yet has an impact on almost every American. Credit scores and credit reports are increasingly relied upon by creditors, employers, insurers, and even law ...

Since 2004, Lexington Law Firm clients saw over 81 million items removed from their credit reports. Getting a handle on your credit is the first step toward financial well-being. You know it, and we ...

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If you looked at your credit report and found incorrect information, you're not alone. Consumer Reports and WorkMoney did a report, where they found almost half of ...

The nation’s three largest credit bureaus—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion—said this week that they would make permanent consumers’ access to free, weekly credit reports via AnnualCreditReport.com, ...

Complaints about credit reports are up 45 percent nationally in the past year, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In Wisconsin, credit reporting complaints have more than ...

The Federal Trade Commission is trying to outwit The Martin Agency's catchy FreeCreditReport.com commercials with its own ads touting a government-sponsored free service. The FTC has even come up with ...