W hen you fall behind on your credit card payments, the consequences can snowball a lot faster than you may expect. For ...

Setting up fraud alerts on your credit reports only takes a few minutes. They can protect your identity and your money. Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and loyalty ...

While monitoring your credit report may seem tedious and even pointless, it is crucial for protecting yourself from identity theft, ensuring the accuracy of your credit history, and effectively ...

A new rule will prohibit a certain type of bad debt from appearing on credit reports. The rule, announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, prohibits unpaid medical bills from appearing on ...

If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...