It’s also important to stay on top of payments. “Pay down credit card balances, especially to below 30% of the limit and ideally try and get under 10%. Make sure you’re current on every payment, even ...

If you’ve ever listened to Dave Ramsey talk about debt, you’re no doubt aware that he’s not a fan. And it’s easy to see why. No matter what type of debt you take on, you’re agreeing to pay someone ...

A new bill being introduced in the Massachusetts seeks to ban the sale of medical debt to debt collectors and stop it from impacting people's credit reports.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – A Senate panel on Thursday passed a measure that would prohibit insurance companies from using credit information in determining rates. Senate Bill 1435, by Senate Minority Leader ...

Alabama has one of the lowest average credit scores in the nation, behind Mississippi and Louisiana, data shows. A new report from finance site WalletHub found Alabama’s average credit score – 677 – ...

You can get a car loan with a low credit score, but the best rates are reserved for borrowers with high scores Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily Sherman is a staff loans writer ...

Minnesota, New Hampshire and Vermont are the three states with the highest credit scores. These are the findings by personal finance firm WalletHub, which compared average credit scores in residents ...

"We would caution employers against assuming that any particular category of employee meets any one of the several exemptions,” Littler Mendelson shareholder Stephen Fuchs said. This spring, New York ...

Oklahoma legislation has taken aim at the intersection of credit scores and insurance rates with a new bill brought forth by Rep. Andy Fugate. House Bill 4286, presented by the Del City Democrat, ...

It happens to the best of us. You do everything "right" like pay bills on time, not miss any due dates, and stay out of credit trouble. But then you check your credit score and… it's down. Here's the ...