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Your credit score plays a large role in your overall finances. We talk a lot about what goes into a credit score and how you can keep it in tip-top shape, but where does your score actually come from?

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

Although Experian is the largest credit bureau in the U.S., TransUnion and Equifax are widely considered to be just as accurate and important. When it comes to credit scoring models, however, there is ...

Dispute credit report errors to get mistakes or outdated information off your credit history, which can help your score. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Your personal information is valuable. If criminals get their hands on it, they can — among other things — open credit cards while pretending to be you. Then it's up to you to shut down ...

You might know that a good to excellent credit score can help you qualify for great terms on your next loan or credit card. But many lenders use a score from either FICO or VantageScore. So how do you ...

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While Citi declined to comment on which consumer credit agency it primarily uses to pull credit reports when evaluating credit card applicant creditworthiness, crowdsourced data has previously ...

Fraud alerts and credit freezes help protect you from identity theft, either by alerting creditors to take extra steps to verify your identity or by hiding your credit report from potential creditors.