A simple three-digit number can determine whether or not you can finance your next home or car, and it can also stipulate what interest rate you receive. If you’re planning on applying for a mortgage ...

As you get familiar with your credit, you’ll quickly realize multiple types of scores exist. Although both FICO scores and credit scores exist, understanding which one lenders use can be helpful.

Those are the loans that allow shoppers, usually online, to break up a purchase into installments — a way to pay that’s become very popular. Let’s take a look at what this could mean for your credit ...

Credit scores are dropping nationwide, reflecting struggles Americans are having to stay afloat financially, according to FICO. The national FICO score, or three-digit number used to summarize your ...