Paying your credit card balance more regularly can have some great upsides you might not know about. Here's why it's worth doing now.

Your 30s and 40s are a busy time—you're probably juggling multiple priorities. Still, your credit score is important. Here's how you compare to others and how you can improve.

In addition to boosting your credit score, you also want to take caution against detrimental actions that might hurt your rating. “One 30-day late payment can drop a score, especially when you have ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Kate Odell, Allysia Finley, and Kyle Peterson. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP/Mike Blake/Reuters A wrong-headed political drive in ...

Just when you thought the outcry against dating app culture couldn’t get any louder, an old app returns to remind us that there truly is no floor. Enter Score, an app that was first launched back in ...

Two years ago, Luke Bailey had what became a controversial app idea — a dating app called Score for people with good to excellent credit. Launched just days before Valentine’s Day, the app required ...

Alabama has one of the lowest average credit scores in the nation, behind Mississippi and Louisiana, data shows. A new report from finance site WalletHub found Alabama’s average credit score – 677 – ...

Consumer reporter Shakeria Hawkins explains what's behind the decline and the steps you can take to start boosting your score. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — If your credit score has slipped recently, you’re not ...

FHFA and Fannie Mae have eliminated rigid minimum credit score floors (like 620) for conventional mortgages. Lenders now can use newer credit score models (including VantageScore 4.0 as well as ...

You can get a car loan with a low credit score, but the best rates are reserved for borrowers with high scores Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily Sherman is a staff loans writer ...

What's your credit score? Whether that question makes you want to hide or beam with pride, you may not be alone in the state of Florida. According to WalletHub, Florida doesn't exactly rank highly ...

Minnesota, New Hampshire and Vermont are the three states with the highest credit scores. These are the findings by personal finance firm WalletHub, which compared average credit scores in residents ...