Social Security data breach: Experts advise freezing this little-known credit report

After reports that DOGE accessed sensitive data without authorization, privacy experts say Americans should implement a ...
Yahoo

I Put a Fraud Alert on My Credit Reports. Here's Why You Should, Too

If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...
Money on MSN

How to remove negative items from your credit report

Negative marks on your credit report can hurt your credit score and affect your ability to qualify for loans. Here’s how to ...
Forbes

Court Ruling Brings Medical Debt Back to Credit Reports—Here’s How to Keep It From Ruining Your Finances

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...
CNN

Judge nixes a Biden rule in order to keep medical debt on credit reports

Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have removed such ...
The New York Times

Judge Scraps Rule Eliminating Medical Debt on Credit Reports

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact of unpaid medical bills on consumers’ credit history. By Stacy Cowley In ...