David Tregear says getting credit was never a problem, until the rejections started piling up. A car loan, credit cards and more — all denied. When he checked his Equifax account, he saw his score had ...

Equifax has extended its offer of free credit freezes through June 30. Equifax made freezes free late last year in the wake of a data breach that compromised personal data on about 145 million U.S.

Credit giant Equifax sent lenders incorrect credit scores for millions of consumers this spring, in a technology snafu with major real-world impact. In certain cases the errors were significant enough ...

Before we tell you how to get a free credit score, it’s important to know that all free scores and reports are not created equally. Most of these scores are merely estimates of your credit score. They ...

Plus, how to maintain a strong credit score.

A credit score is a number that rates a consumer’s creditworthiness. The higher the score, the better a borrower looks to ...