PowerSchool has partnered with a credit reporting agency to provide identity protection and credit monitoring to those students and educators whose personal information was ...

Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman is urging consumers to be aware of the steps they can take to protect their ...

Another day, another data breach. While breaches are now commonplace, don’t write them off with a shrug and a, “What can you do, right?” That’s exactly what hackers are hoping for. In addition to ...

Freezing your credit won't protect you from all scams. But it does keep cybercriminals from opening accounts in your name.

The best credit monitoring services will send you timely alerts, credit reports and scores and notify you of any potentially suspicious activity. This can help you take action to ...

Although Experian is the largest credit bureau in the U.S., TransUnion and Equifax are widely considered to be just as ...

Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, the three national credit reporting agencies, said last year that they were removing medical collections debt under $500 from U.S. consumer credit reports.

Equifax was heavily fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for not adequately investigating consumer credit report disputes. The Latest It can stay on your report for seven years ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Most hotel and airline credit cards let you spend your way to free flights and hotels by earning points. However, some credit cards ...

Step 1: Get your free credit report The three credit reporting agencies (TransUnion, Experian and Equifax) are required by law to provide you with one free credit report a year. Sweet. There are a ...

You'll also earn one credit toward the next level of elite status for every $5,000 spent, and you can reach Gold Elite status by spending $35,000 on the card in a calendar year. Perhaps the most ...