Credit Karma: Provides frequent updates based on the VantageScore model. Experian’s Free App: Gives you monthly FICO scores — the type most lenders use. Your Bank or Credit Card Provider: Many ...

An estimated one-fifth of U.S. households have medical debt on their credit reports, a burden that makes it more expensive for them to buy homes, finance new cars and, in some cases, more difficult to ...

On March 17, 2022, Equifax implemented a new code into its credit scoring system, which caused consumers' information to become out of date, resulting in lowered credit scores for some New Yorkers ...

A B.C. man has spent over a year battling Equifax after his credit score vanished without explanation — until Go Public uncovered a little-known rule which allows it. One expert says Canada’s ...

With BNPL loans exploding in popularity, a change is coming to credit scoring that shows just how mainstream they have become in consumer finance.

Personalized Goal Setting: Consumers can set their desired credit score goal as well as a timeframe of three months to one year to reach that goal. Understanding that plans change, goals and ...

Fair Isaac Corp., the company behind the popular FICO credit score, announced the launch of its latest FICO 10 model today, Jan. 23, that will start incorporating consumers’ debt levels into ...

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A Biden-era rule, announced last summer but never put into effect, sought to forbid credit reporting agencies, including Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, from using medical debts over $500 on the ...