How your credit score quietly drives up your car insurance — by up to 3x

Same car, same record — but double the insurance cost? Your credit score is the culprit. Learn what insurers see, plus 6 ways ...

It wasn’t hard to hijack TransUnion credit reports. I did it to myself.

The credit reporting company TransUnion holds our intimate financial details. Until recently, its customer service hotline ...

Understand the key differences between a credit report and credit score to strengthen your financial profile

A clear overview of the differences between a credit report and credit score, highlighting their purpose, impact on borrowing ...

6 Ways To Protect Your Credit Score During Holiday Shopping Time

Your credit score probably isn't at the top of your list of things to worry about during the hustle and bustle of the holiday ...

My info ended up on the dark web. Now I always use these 6 tools to protect my identity

It’s easy to become numb to stories about hackers and data breaches. But I got the wakeup call everybody dreads.
Financial IT

Equifax Introduces Income Qualify To Deliver Insights Earlier In The Mortgage Lending Process And Help Lenders Manage Costs

Equifax® today announced the launch of Income Qualify, a new product that delivers income and employment insights from The Work Number® to mortgage lenders during the prequalification and pre-approval ...

ValidiFI Q3 Report Finds More Than 30% of "Fair" Credit Consumers Flagged as High Risk by Alternative Scoring

ValidiFI, Inc., the leading alternative data provider, today released its Q3 2025 Bank Account and Payment Intelligence Report, "Rethinking Credit Scoring in the Age of Shifting Financial Behaviors," ...
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Equifax Launches New Income Qualify Product

Equifax has announced the launch of Income Qualify, a product that delivers income and employment insights from The Work ...

Don't Ignore That Weird Address On Your Credit Reports—Do This Instead

An incorrect address on your credit report is one at which you've never lived and it can be a signal of identity theft.

UltimateCreditCrew Announces big Upgrades to Credit Repair Offerings

San Diego, CA, December 9th, 2025, FinanceWireUltimateCreditCrew has launched two revamped credit repair offerings for its ...

Why scammers open bank accounts in your name

Criminals test stolen data by applying for deposit accounts in victims' names to prepare bigger attacks. Learn why banks won't share fraud details.

Retired and think your credit score doesn't matter? Here's why you need to order a copy of your credit report before the end of 2025.

If you're not concerned about your credit score, you're probably not regularly checking it. By ordering a free copy of your reports from the "big three" reporting agencies -- TransUnion, Experian, and ...