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Credit Education Month: Understanding Your Credit Report

Posted on March 3, 2025 by | April Lewis-Parks (8-minute read)

March is Credit Education Month. Established in 1989 by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, March is a time to review your reports for mistakes and ensure your credit is optimal.

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March is National Credit Education Month

Posted on March 1, 2024 by | Tyler Fordham (4-minute read)

1 in 10 Americans don't know their credit score and twice as many people don't know how to find it. Master your credit with these essential concepts.

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Read This If You Were a Victim of the 2017 Equifax Data Breach

Posted on July 26, 2019 by | April Lewis-Parks (4-minute read)

If you were a victim of the 2017 Equifax data breach, you may be eligible for one year of free credit monitoring or $125. Learn how to see if you qualify.

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Should You Freeze Your Credit?

Posted on September 24, 2018 by | Meghan Alard (6-minute read)

As of September 21, 2018, credit report freezes with all three bureaus are now free, but should you freeze your credit and what are the downsides?

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How Security Clearance Credit Check Rules Impact Many Military Service Members

Posted on August 27, 2018 by | April Lewis-Parks (4-minute read)

New security clearance credit check rules from the Department of Defense make it more critical than ever that Service Members actively monitor their credit.

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CFPB: Credit Monitors Need Monitoring

Posted on October 9, 2017 by | Meghan Alard (4-minute read)

In the wake of the Equifax breach, CFPB Director Richard Cordray explains why the credit monitors in the U.S. need some monitoring of their own.

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Bad Consumer Credit Delays Recovery

Posted on December 2, 2016 by | Meghan Alard (4-minute read)

Bad consumer credit caused by negative public records such as foreclosure actions issued during the Great Recession may still be holding people back.

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U.S. Takes the Bronze in Credit Card Fraud

Posted on November 21, 2016 by | Meghan Alard (3-minute read)

The U.S. accounts for more than 1/3 of the total reported credit card fraud cases worldwide. Here’s what Americans can do to protect their identity.

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Greatest Generation?

Posted on June 17, 2016 by | April Lewis-Parks (3-minute read)

You might think America’s youngest generation would be worse with credit, but it turns out they’re savvier about both credit reports and credit scores.

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