Any public record included on a credit report must include your name, address, Social Security number or date of birth and ...

Unemployment won't directly affect your credit score. Your credit score is a reflection of your history with credit accounts, ...

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 ...

Your credit history is a record of how you have managed past debt and how you are handling ongoing debt. Your credit history ...

You can get a free copy of your credit report each year from each of the three major credit bureaus by visiting AnnualCreditReport.com or checking with specialty consumer reporting companies.

Another day, another data breach. While breaches are now commonplace, don’t write them off with a shrug and a, “What can you ...

You can also get a free copy of your credit report from all three bureaus once a year by visiting Annualcreditreport.com or calling 877-322-8228. For a holistic approach, ...

How to lift your credit freeze. If you need to lift your credit freeze, ask the lender or institution which credit report it checks. You may get away with removing the freeze at only one of the ...

The Cuyahoga County Scam Squad is publishing and distributing a booklet to help prevent residents from becoming scam victims.

Call your bank and credit card issuer: If you paid up or attempted to pay after receiving a scam text, call your card issuer. Make sure to call the number on the back of your debit card or credit card ...

ATLANTA — July 1 marks a major day in Georgia, as over 100 new laws will go into effect. These laws will impact areas such as ...