Like it or not, you have a number — and it’s either helping or hurting you. Here’s a simple guide to making yours better.

FICO, one of the two major credit scoring models, this week unveiled its FICO® Score 10 BNPL and FICO® Score 10 T BNPL ...

The company behind FICO credit scores announced plans to include buy now, pay later installment loans in users’ scores ...

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

From canceling old cards to cosigning for loved ones, these surprising missteps can quietly hurt your score. Learn what ...

If you ask for limit increases too many times or on many cards, it may hurt your credit score. This is because every request ...

A new study shows how much more home payments cost in San Antonio and across the country if a partner has bad credit.

Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student ...

A credit score reflects payment habits, debt use, credit age, types and new applications. Understanding these factors can ...

The loan type has been growing rapidly, but the credit-scoring industry has puzzled over how to evaluate it.

FICO is launching two new credit scores that include Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans for the first time. The new scores use ...

If you aren’t in that elite club, don’t despair. Plenty of Americans have really good credit. More than 20% of consumers have ...