Credit Score

Your credit score is the key to your financial well-being. It’s the number that determines whether or not you’re eligible for new loans, a mortgage, new credit cards, or even special low interest rates. And for the first time in years, a big change is coming to your credit score. In January 2020, FICO announced […]

Identity theft protection services are a popular product today. They claim to keep your personal and financial information locked up, safe from criminals who are looking to steal it. But can these services really offer the security they claim to? The reality is identity theft is incredibly common. In 2018, nearly 60 million Americans were […]

Credit cards are a finance danger. Spend too much on a credit card and you could find yourself with debt that takes years – or decades – to pay off. Don’t open a credit card, and you might wind up with no credit score and no ability to buy a car or house. As frightening […]

A person’s credit score is one of the most important numbers in their life. It can help to determine if credit will be extended to you and what interest rates will be charged. It can also impact your ability to get certain jobs or even rent an apartment. Even though a person’s credit score is […]