After the shock of losing her job, Lisa Hill-Green of Richmond, Va., struggled to pay her bills. In an effort to bring down her costs, she went to her mortgage lender for a loan modification. But then ...

Jerry Brown is a personal finance writer based in Baton Rouge, La. He's been writing about personal finance for three years. Financial products he enjoys covering include credit cards, personal loans, ...

The nation’s three largest credit bureaus—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion—said this week that they would make permanent consumers’ access to free, weekly credit reports via AnnualCreditReport.com, ...

The information collected by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion can differ Reviewed by Pamela Rodriguez Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion are the top three U.S. credit bureaus. They are private ...

It's possible to regularly check on the state of your credit at no cost to you Ward Williams is a former Editor for Investopedia focused on student loans and other financial products and services. He ...

What are business credit bureaus and how do they work? Financing a young company often depends on a record most founders don’t even realize exists: their business credit file. These files are created ...

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