The average credit score in the U.S. is just above 700, but it varies widely by state. WalletHub looked at TransUnion (TRU) ...

A hard credit inquiry could lower your credit score by as much as 10 points, though in many cases, the damage probably won’t ...

Having a high credit score buys the average consumer more than bragging rights. Read on to find out how else you could ...

Some of us may have shied away from looking at our credit scores once we finished our holiday shopping, but WalletHub took a ...

1989 was a milestone year in the credit world, but statistical credit scoring has been around since the 1950s.

You probably won't be much help as a private student loan cosigner if you have a 600 credit score. A 670 FICO score could ...

The government's consumer watchdog agency has finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports in a move that could ...

A credit score is a numerical measure of your creditworthiness, based on payment history, debt, and credit history length.

The rules ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering ...

Steve Michell spent five years trying to crack the formula on his credit score. In doing so, he put an exclamation point on ...

One of the more popular credit card hacks is "churning" or signing up for many cards during a year for the promotional ...