Credit report

Free, weekly credit report checks have been extended for consumers. The change from a free, yearly check happened during the pandemic and after consumer pressure, it’s available indefinitely. Why is checking your credit report so important? Lisa Gill has done investigative research on credit reports for Consumer Reports. Gill explains when your heart is set on purchasing a home,...

Consumer Reports expert says you may find an error, which you want to address immediately.

As of Friday, your credit report should no longer include paid-off medical debt. You may want to confirm your report is right, consumer advocates say.

Efforts are afoot to reduce the impact of unpaid medical debt on consumers, yet more could be done, advocates say.

“There’s this new type of excitement about putting your money to work for you,” said Flori Marquez, the founder of BlockFi, a cryptocurrency trading platform.

If you ignore medical bills, it can evolve into unpaid debt that ends up with a collection agency and on your credit report for up to seven years.

Consumers who chose free credit monitoring as part of the Equifax settlement should receive information about it soon if they haven’t already.

Equifax announced that buy now, pay later payments will be added to credit reports in early 2022. That could help some consumers, but others should be careful.

Today, Walker helps others avoid the money woes he’s overcome. He’s a consultant with a company that focuses on teaching athletes how to manage their money.

While the majority of compromised information was limited to email addresses and full names, it’s worth taking steps to guard your credit.

“This is something we’ve been asking for for a very long time,” said Chi Chi Wu, staff attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.