One of the biggest things you can do to protect your credit score after losing your job is to call up your lenders and let ...

Your credit score plays a big role in your financial life. It affects everything: getting approved for loans, opening new credit cards and in some places, it can even impact your car insurance rates.

Curious what a sky-high credit score can get you? Here's the rundown, plus a few tips on how to get there faster.

You don't need a perfect credit score to be financially stable -- or exceptional, for that matter. Here's a better number to ...

New VantageScore credit model now accepted for FHA and VA loans. Competition with FICO could help first-time buyers and veterans qualify. Free tools available to monitor and improve credit scores ...

Throughout life, there are many important numbers to know: your birthdate, your social security number and your anniversary, but none may be able to impact your future quite as much as your credit ...

Minnesota tenants could use their on-time rent payments to build up their credit score—a key step toward homeownership.

Parents who want to help jumpstart their kid's credit score and credit history can take one fairly easy step, money experts say: Add your child as an authorized user to your credit card account. The ...

Even if you're not able to pay off the full statement balance on all of your credit cards, you should aim to continue paying the minimum each card requires. This won't eliminate y ...

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...

That three-digit number quietly shapes your ability to get loans, credit cards and even better interest rates, but improving ...

A $10,000 credit card balance costs you way more than interest. Here's the full financial, emotional, and opportunity cost -- ...