You might assume that the best way to fix your low credit score is to hire a credit repair company -- but you'd be wrong. These companies will charge you a fee to make the same moves you can make ...

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Build credit with a loan that your bank keeps for you Fact checked by Betsy Petrick If you've got poor credit, you may feel at a loss for improving it. After all, you may not qualify for credit cards ...

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

Every day, consumers pay untold sums to companies that promise a quick credit fix. Most of the time, that money is wasted. I understand why these offers might seem so enticing. Good credit can get you ...

I've seen folks raise their scores by 50+ points in just a few months, without doing anything fancy. They just learned which factors affected their score most, and focused on improving those areas.

I'm helping a relative try and fix their credit. They have 20 years of perfect payments (credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, lines of credit) with never a late payment, but made some mistakes with ...