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The habits that could earn you an 800+ credit score
Stacker via AOL· 20 hours agoFICO Scores are calculated based on the information in the credit reports maintained by the three credit bureaus—Experian< ...
Medical Debt Shows Up Less Often on Credit Reports
New York Times· 21 hours agoEquifax, Experian and TransUnion — changed how that debt was reported, a federal watchdog agency said this week. Rohit Chopra, the bureau’s director, said ...
Errors on credit reports are an ‘epidemic’ — but nearly 25% of Americans can’t access their credit...
Market Watch· 24 hours agoMore than 4,300 Americans signed up to participate in the study, but an “alarming” amount — nearly...
8 steps to remove old debt from your credit report
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoVerify the age of any outstanding debts If you want to remove old debt from your credit report, you need to verify the age of your debt. According to...
Medical Debts Have Been Wiped From Many Credit Reports, But the Biggest Ones Remain
Investopedia· 5 days agoMedical debts are disappearing from Americans’ credit reports, but they’re not extinct yet—and a...
Is your student loan helping you build a good credit history? - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 1 day agoStudent loans can help build your credit if you manage them responsibly, but they can also damage...
CFPB: Medical Bills Plague Lower-Income Americans
PYMNTS.com· 5 days agoNew government data shows 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports. Collectively, these Americans have more than $49 billion...
Nearly half of participants in survey found mistakes on their credit reports
WJLA· 17 hours agoRyan Reynolds, a financial fairness policy analyst for Consumer Reports, said Friday that they want...
Credit cards are the ‘financing of last resort’ for older adults as inflation persists
Market Watch· 22 hours agoThe average credit-card balance in 2023 for Americans of any age was $6,501, according to Experian....
CONSUMER REPORTS: Navigating credit report errors
WAFB Baton Rouge· 24 hours agoImagine being turned down for a loan or paying higher interest rates due to errors on your credit report. Checking the accuracy of your credit report is...