Experts explore how 'buy now, pay later' services like Klarna and Affirm can affect your credit score and financial health.

Buy now, pay later plans could help build your credit history, but missing a payment could hurt your credit score later on.

Federal student loan borrowers should start repaying their loans so as not to affect their credit scores. A pause on credit ...

Overdue student loans can once again affect credit scores, making it harder to rent or buy a home or car, but there are steps ...

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The nice thing about having a great credit score is that you’re more likely to get approved to borrow money when you want to, ...

A study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called “Always Leave Home Without It: A Further Investigation of the ...

Credit score myths often go unquestioned, leading many to accept them as facts. However, widely held beliefs about this important financial concept can be misleading. Understanding the truth is the ...

The Wall Street Journal had reported last month that more than nine million people were at risk of a credit-score drop, with ...

Mortgage lenders weigh your credit score heavily when deciding whether to approve your application and what rate to offer you. Your credit score is a three-digit number that can range from 300 to 850.

Federal student loan borrowers should start repaying their loans so as not to affect their credit scores. A pause on credit reporting ended Jan 1.