Credit Builder Loans Can Help Burnish Your Credit Score

Credit builder loans, offered by credit unions and other institutions, help credit-starved borrowers rebuild or establish a credit history.

Credit Cards For Kids

Giving your child a credit card can be an important lesson in money management.

Can Suze Orman's new prepaid card change credit scoring?

Credit experts raise doubts Eileen Ambrose: Personal finance guru Suze Orman says she never would have introduced her prepaid debit card if there wasn't a possibility that some day it could be used in credit scoring. She has partnered with TransUnion, one of the three major credit bureaus, in a pilot program to see whether spending activity on the prepaid card could be used to develop a credit ...

Credit-Rating Factors May Be Changing; How Will You Fare?

Some credit bureaus are changing the rules. As CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports, that's good news for some, not so good news for others.

5 steps to a better credit score

How is your overall financial health? Do you know what your FICO score is? Do you even know what FICO stands for? If improving your credit score is one of your resolutions for 2012, there is hope.Your FICO score, which stands for Fair Isaac Corporation (the company who created the formula) is something you can check for free annually through three different credit bureaus.

8 Common Credit Myths Debunked

Learn about the many misconceptions about your credit, such as the notion that your income affects your credit.

6 Benefits Of Increasing Your Credit Limit

If you can resist the urge to overspend, then raising your credit limit could benefit you in various ways.

How to dispute errors on your credit report

It just takes some time and effort to rebound from a nasty case of "credit rejection shock."

Debts can linger beyond removal from credit report

Q. How do I find out the timeline on my debt? I know after six or seven years the debt is taken off. I would like to know if there is a way to see if it is gone.

Chill that credit report

State senators in Maryland are considering a proposal that will allow parents or guardians to freeze their child's credit report. The measure highlights an interesting and effective method to protect your identity.