Several online services provide one or more credit scores for free, but check whether you're receiving your VantageScore or ...

Credit scores are really just a number used by lenders that predict how likely a consumer is to pay back a loan on time. These three-digit numbers, which typically range between 300 and 850, highlight ...

Credit agencies know a lot about Americans. The agencies accumulate information, such as Social Security numbers, birthdays, how much savings people have, how much debt they’re in and how late they ...

Equifax is back in the spotlight after Rep. Maxine Waters asked for the credit reporting agency to be barred from selling credit scores until it explains how it flubbed credit score calculations for ...