Your credit score is the key to your financial future: It can determine whether you get approved for a credit card, car loan or mortgage, and what interest rate you'll pay, In some cases, your score ...

I paid every last penny I owed to my creditors, but in the process my credit rating was lowered from excellent from fair. Yes, I fell behind in some of my payments (although I notified my creditors ...

Applying for a credit card can be a bit scary, especially if you’re not sure if you’ll be approved. Understanding your credit ...

If you’re opening a new account, there are two terms you might hear a lot: credit report and credit score. While they’re related to each other, they aren’t the exact same thing: A credit report shows ...

Dear Liz: For decades I owned two credit cards that earned airline miles with all my expenditures. I always paid the bills in full on time and never missed a payment. Earlier this year, I mailed in ...

So I moved to Columbus a few months ago, and I'm staying at a friend's place. I'm about to put in an application for a nice apartment, and on the application they ask if I have a bank account (& type) ...

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While a minor cannot legally get their own credit card until they hit 18 and show proof of a steady source of income, adding your child to your card as an authorized user can help them start building ...

Dear Liz: For decades I owned two credit cards that earned airline miles with all my expenditures. I always paid the bills in full on time and never missed a payment. Earlier this year, I mailed in ...