Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, researcher, and educator. She is a financial therapist and transformational coach, with a special interest in ...

NEW YORK, New York -- The math behind your credit score is getting an overhaul, with changes big enough that they might alter the behavior of both cautious spenders as well as riskier borrowers. Most ...

FICO and VantageScore credit scores are the two most common types of personal credit scores. Business credit scores use ...

Credit scores don’t matter unless you’re trying to get a loan, rent an apartment, secure insurance, buy a home, avoid paying a deposit to utility companies, or even land some jobs. OK. Unless you’re ...

Many members of the youngest generation of credit card users know their credit score is important, but a sizeable portion feel they don't have a solid grasp on how to manage it properly, according to ...

What is a Credit Score? In today's world, whether you need to take out a loan, get a credit card, or avail of any financial ...

Achieve reports a credit score of 600 is fair, but limits borrowing options.

Discover how credit cards can influence your credit score. Learn the do's and don'ts for managing credit card usage and ...

Learn the numbers you need to know before applying for that next big loan. March 16, 2009 — -- A young reader asked me last week how your credit score is calculated, how it's related to your ...

Credit scoring as you know it is about to change. For decades, your number was based mostly on your history with payments on things like credit cards and loans. Now, two changes are coming that might ...