DETROIT – Imagine being turned down for a loan or paying higher interest rates due to errors on your credit report. It happens more often than you might think. And the negative consequences don’t stop ...

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The Fair Credit Reporting Act protects consumer privacy in part by limiting who is allowed to view your credit report and why. Because your credit report contains private information, those who want ...

Shanbhag says it’s good to get into the routine of checking your score once a year. ‘Without a good credit score you increase ...

Your bank app may let you check your credit score for free. But how is that different from your credit report? They are both measures of your financial health, but your score is a three-digit number ...

Credit reports can be daunting, especially when it comes to figuring out what works in your favor — and what doesn’t. Here’s how to read yours. Lexington Law Firm has represented over 10.8 million ...

You know about all checking your credit reports—but there are also reports banks use to track fraud and risk on your checking account, and you need to look at those, too. Here are the six companies ...

Consumer Reports says any number of things can result in an error on your credit report, so it is worthwhile checking your information once a year. If there is a ...

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Make sure you don't get turned down for a loan or end up paying higher interest rates due to an error on your credit report. Credit report errors are the top consumer ...

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications online.