During your working years, you probably followed your credit score closely when you needed a new car or home loan. As you near or enter retirement, the reasons to maintain good credit, while...
Sep 11, 2019 | 4 minute read
Credit cards can be a useful way to help manage your money, if they are used the right way. Many also offer points, cash back, or other reward opportunities for making purchases. Plus, they can...
Jul 5, 2018 | 5 minute read
If you've finished college within the last few years, chances are, you're paying off your student loans. What happens with your student loans now that they've entered repayment status will have a...
Apr 10, 2018 | 3 minute read
Your credit score is important. In addition to affecting your eligibility for loans and the interest rate you’ll pay, employers, utility companies, and rental companies often run credit checks to...
Mar 20, 2018 | 4 minute read
When the Equifax data breach was revealed last fall, you may have followed the advice of experts and frozen your credit. A freeze is the best way to keep your personal data from being used to...
Mar 7, 2018 | 3 minute read
A high credit score can be like a healthy weight. You know you want it, but are you doing the right things to achieve it?
Feb 27, 2018 | 4 minute read
A credit score is a number generated by an algorithm using information from your credit history representing your creditworthiness. Lenders use credit scores to evaluate the probability that a...
Jan 4, 2018 | 2 minute read
When was the last time you looked at your credit score? If you haven’t checked it in a while, it’s time to take a peek and see how you can improve your score. It won’t happen overnight, but small...
Nov 14, 2017 | 3 minute read
Holidays can bring joy and happy memories, but they also can mean problems ahead for your credit score if you find yourself:
