A notice posted to the Federal Register has consumer advocates concerned that it could soon become harder to file a complaint ...

An unauthorized hard inquiry on your credit file can have a negative impact on your ability to access the credit you need. These hard inquiries can stay on your credit report for two years, and too ...

Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, ...

Credit card fraud is rising fast. These five easy habits can make you way less vulnerable to scams, breaches, and identity ...

Although Experian is the largest credit bureau in the U.S., TransUnion and Equifax are widely considered to be just as accurate and important. When it comes to credit scoring models, however, there is ...

The National Consumer Law Center is claiming the Credit Data Industry Association wants to suppress Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint filings.

If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...

FICO and VantageScore credit scores are the two most common types of personal credit scores. Business credit scores use ...

When it comes to credit utilization, the closer you are to zero, the better it is for your credit score. Dvorkin notes that a ...