Carrying two or more credit cards can boost your financial flexibility—but only if used wisely. Here's a review of the ...

New credit can have a significant impact on your credit score, even though it only accounts for 10 percent of your FICO score. Hard inquiries and new credit accounts are the primary factors that go ...

TurboTenant reports tips for passing a rental credit check, emphasizing strong documentation and alternative options for those with bad credit.

A top housing finance regulator announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would allow lenders to use the traditional FICO ...

Private mortgage insurers must accept the FICO alternative as valid collateral before it can be widely adopted by the ...

A good credit score is a key that unlocks the door to better financial opportunities, lower interest rates, and even housing and employment.

What helps poor kids grow up to make better decisions about money? A new study of 25 million people finds an unexpected ...

As explained by WalletHub, Texas earned an overall score of 62.45, with its lowest scores coming from the numbers of accounts ...

A federal judge has struck down a Biden-era rule which would have eliminated medical debt from Americans credit reports.

A 600 credit score falls into the bad credit range. Find out how your score affects your financial life and what steps you can take to strengthen it.

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score to FICO for ...

For years, lenders have used only the FICO score, from Fair Isaac Corp. — a metric that generally excludes such things as ...