If you’re someone who manages the family’s finances, worries about identity theft and values maintaining a good credit score, The Watchdog has the latest updates for you. Specifically, let’s dive into ...

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 ...

The national average FICO score fell, reflecting difficulties Americans face in staying financially afloat. See which group has dropped most.

If you’ve ever been on the cusp of missing—or have missed—a flight, you know how frustrating long airport lines can be.

Only about 2% of Americans achieve an 850 credit score. With steady habits and smart monitoring, anyone can move closer to ...

Credit scores are the gatekeepers of credit. They determine how much credit you’ll receive and under what terms. Credit scores have also become more influential and are now used for job and apartment ...

NEW YORK -- It may soon be harder for many of us to get loans and open new credit. FICO, the system which calculates credit for roughly 110 million Americans, is changing the way it assigns scores, ...

Credit bureaus collect and maintain records on your credit accounts, balances and the payments you make. The three major credit bureaus are Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Each credit bureau ...

SEATTLE — FICO, the company behind the most widely used credit scoring models in the U.S., has developed two new algorithms that, for the first time, will incorporate buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment ...