Your credit score is the key to your financial future: It can determine whether you get approved for a credit card, car loan or mortgage, and what interest rate you'll pay. In some cases, your score ...

Raising your credit score makes banks more likely to approve you for a mortgage, car loan or credit card. Plus, you could qualify for a lower interest rate that saves you thousands of dollars. Getting ...

A credit score is a three-digit number between 300 and 850 generated by a mathematical algorithm (a mostly secret formula) based on information in your credit report, compared to information on tens ...

Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, unveiled on Thursday a new design for its physical credit report, which now prominently ...