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 ...

New Equifax credit report design highlights your score and explains key factors affecting it. Money; Getty Images Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three ...

From data entry mistakes to the results of identity theft, errors on your credit report can lower your credit score. That in turn can limit your ability to qualify for favorable interest rates on ...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act protects consumer privacy in part by limiting who is allowed to view your credit report and why. Because your credit report contains private information, those who want ...

Since 2004, Lexington Law Firm clients saw over 81 million items removed from their credit reports. Getting a handle on your credit is the first step toward financial well-being. You know it, and we ...

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, unveiled on Thursday a new design for its physical credit report, which now prominently ...