After the shock of losing her job, Lisa Hill-Green of Richmond, Va., struggled to pay her bills. In an effort to bring down her costs, she went to her mortgage lender for a loan modification. But then ...

“Often I get invitations from credit cards or lenders to check my credit and it states ‘it won’t impact your credit.’ How is that possible?” The credit card invitations you are receiving are likely ...

When you apply for credit, a lender is likely to check your credit file or, to use a more technical term, perform a credit inquiry. A credit inquiry is a lender's request to access your credit history ...

Credit scores remain important during retirement for insurance rates and housing applications, while seniors become prime targets for identity theft and financial scams.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A data breach expert from the credit reporting company Experian said Oregonians should check their credit about once a month after the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles was ...