Why Your Credit Scores Never Match—and Which One Actually Matters

The credit score that matters the most is the score that your potential lender is using to determine your creditworthiness.
MarketWatch

Doing your holiday shopping with a credit card? Use these 6 tips to preserve your credit score — and your sanity.

Americans will be leaning hard on their credit cards this holiday season. Whether that ends for you with a pile of new high-interest debt or a pile of presents that didn’t ruin your financial health ...
seattlepi.com

How do credit scores work? 2 finance professors explain how lenders choose who gets loans and at what interest rate

(THE CONVERSATION) With the cost of borrowing money to buy a home or a car inching ever higher, understanding who gets access to credit, and at what interest rate, is more important for borrowers’ ...
New York Post

Here’s how many Americans are using credit cards to cover holiday gifts this year — and it will shock you

Cash-strapped Americans are dreaming of a green Christmas as money woes dampen what’s supposed to be the happiest time of the year. A new study has laid bare the dire state of the economy, with a ...
Fox Business

Millions to receive credit scores under new models, but expert warns of approval trap

New credit scoring models rolling out across the mortgage industry could dramatically increase the number of Americans who receive a credit score — but experts warn that borrowers shouldn’t confuse a ...
The Gazette

Credit union looks to sell Iowa City high-rise properties after failed sheriff’s sale

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — The credit union that acquired a group of downtown Iowa City high-rise buildings — including ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Pulte’s Move to Fix Credit Scores Is Bad News for Homebuyers

The credit score that helps determine the biggest financial decision in most Americans’ life—their mortgage—is controlled by an exclusive club. In July, Bill Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing ...
The Motley Fool

What Happens When You Hit an 850 Credit Score? Here's the Truth

If you just hit an 850 credit score, you might feel like popping some bottles -- and you should. A perfect score is a major financial achievement, proof that you're financially responsible and capable ...
Sacramento Bee

How your credit score really affects your car insurance rate

CheapInsurance.com examines how an applicant's financial profile intersects with their driving profile in determining auto insurance rates. Most drivers know that factors like driving record, vehicle ...
Android Police

Google Drive search is underrated — here's how I use it like a pro

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...
Orange County Register

Fannie Mae eliminating minimum 620 credit score eligibility requirement

Starting Nov. 15, Fannie Mae is eliminating its 620 minimum middle credit score requirement for purchase and refinance home loan credit decisions. Fannie is following Freddie Mac’s lead from several ...