Check Your Credit Score for Free Whenever You Want With These 7 Services (But There’s a Catch)

Several online services provide one or more credit scores for free, but check whether you're receiving your VantageScore or ...
Kiplinger

Credit Reports Are Now Permanently Free Weekly

A pandemic-era program allowing consumers to access free weekly credit reports is now permanent thanks to a decision by the three major credit reporting agencies to boost the credit health of US ...
CNET

Can You Get a Free Credit Check Without Affecting Your Credit?

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...
Kiplinger

New Way To See Free Credit Scores From FICO

It now takes just a minute to sign up for a free credit score service from FICO®. There is no negative impact on your credit score for checking, and you might save hundreds or even thousands of ...
CNET

Experian Credit Monitoring: Everything You Need to Track Your Credit and Protect Your Financial Data

Experian's free credit monitoring service may work well for you, but its paid features go above and beyond other credit apps. Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating ...
Consumer Reports

Free Weekly Credit Reports May Stop by the End of the Year

Update, Sept. 23, 2022: The three major credit bureaus reversed their decision and have extended free weekly credit reports through 2023. Original article: For thousands of Americans, the COVID-19 ...
Forbes

Why You Should Regularly Check Your Credit Report

In a significant move toward enhancing consumer financial health, AnnualCreditReport.com, the centralized platform for free credit reports, has expanded its services to allow individuals to access ...
AOL

How To Check Your Credit Score

A credit score is basically a number that gives a lender an indication of the likelihood you’ll pay back your debt. All lending institutions use credit scores to determine if it’s worth the risk to ...
Forbes

How To Get A Free Credit Report In 5 Easy Steps

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, ...
CNBC

How credit counseling works and when you could benefit from it

Whether you're trying to rebuild your credit score or you want to tackle debt that has been building up for years, credit counseling provides objective advice and resources to help you get your ...
NBC Washington

FTC Fights “Free Credit Report” Scams

The "FreeCreditReport.com" guys may have a cool jingle, but they could be scamming you out of a lot of dough. "Don't be fooled by TV ads, email offers, or online search results," the FTC advised on ...
KRDO

How do I check my business credit score for free?

How do I check my business credit score for free? A staggering 45% of small business owners don’t know they have a business credit score, according to the Native American Dream Gap survey. Even more ...