A good credit score can help you in buying a home, starting a business or getting a car loan. CNBC Select explains how to get started building credit.

Experian is overhauling its credit scoring system for the first time in decades, with rental payments set to count towards ...

Opening or using a rewards credit card can impact your credit score and report, for better or worse. Learn how rewards cards influence your credit profile.

A new working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia finds that certain consumers who experience severe identity theft subsequently experience significant and persistent improvements in ...

Your monthly rent could do more than just keep a roof over your head. It can also help you build credit. Recent data from TransUnion shows a noticeable jump in the number of people who plan to or ...

Shares of credit bureaus TransUnion, Equifax Inc. and Experian PLC slumped on Thursday as FICO said it will directly license its scores used to assess mortgage applicants’ creditworthiness. Fair Isaac ...

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NEW YORK — Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total national ...

Gen Z is facing a financial reality check, as credit repair experts warn that pandemic spending, student loan delinquencies and poor money habits have left young Americans vulnerable to a lifetime of ...

(WXIN/WTTV): Americans’ credit scores are declining. That’s according to a new report from FICO, which shows the average credit score in the U.S. currently stands at 715–a two-point dip from 2024. The ...