If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...

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 ...

Fifteen states that restrict the reporting of medical debt on credit reports now find themselves at odds with a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aiming to stop these limitations.

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Take a Financial Relief Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Your credit report contains sensitive information that affects your ability to borrow, rent and sometimes get a job. Knowing ...

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact of unpaid medical bills on consumers’ credit history. By Stacy Cowley In ...

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