Have you ever forgotten to pay a bill, only to unexpectedly watch your credit take a hit? It stinks. And unfortunately, it ...

FICO has released the average credit score in each state. Find out how you compare and what you can do to boost your score.

As BNPL becomes more common, it’s quickly turning into an accepted credit option. In fact, 86% of Americans say they trust BNPL as a payment method, and three out of four users say they trust BNPL ...

When credit scores were recalculated to take rent payments into account, they improved on average by 60 points, a 2021 ...

More than a third of all Americans have a credit score below 670, according to Experian. And many don’t realize what’s hurting their credit until they’re denied a loan or hit with higher costs. Your ...

Clicking the "pay later" option at checkout could start impacting your credit score in the coming weeks. In February, the credit scoring agency FICO announced it would begin factoring Buy Now, Pay ...

Whenever we discuss the benefits of using credit cards, we typically caveat it with the most important rule: pay your credit card bill on time and in full every month. Paying on time prevents late ...

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 average ...

In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp speaks with Brendan Byrnes, managing director of Motley ...

Most people set their credit card to autopay once a month and don't think twice about it. That's totally fine. But a few years ago I randomly fell into the habit of paying mine every single week ...

Financial influencer Tori Dunlap and Credit Karma's Courtney Alev share their top tips for building up credit scores using ...

Property insurance rates continue to increase, and while natural disasters play a role, there are many small reasons that ...