Rebecca Lake is a journalist with 10+ years of experience reporting on personal finance. She also assists with content strategy for several brands. Data breaches and identity theft are no laughing ...

If you’ve gone through all of the trouble to have a fraudulent hard inquiry removed, the last thing you need is for that to ...

The National Public Data breach has capped off a series of large leaks of consumer data this year. The first and best defense for consumers is to freeze their credit, experts say. Here's what you need ...

Having a business credit file can open the doors to many financing opportunities, which is why it’s important for new businesses to open theirs as soon as possible. You can open a business credit file ...

Discovering an error on your credit report can be alarming, especially when that mistake affects your ability to secure housing, employment, or financing. While you ...

Security freezes: In Oklahoma you must pay $10 to have a security freeze put on and $10 to have it taken off. This puts your credit file on ice, preventing the information in your credit file from ...

What happens when over 5 million* UK residents are unable to access mainstream credit? The issue is more significant than it seems. These 'credit invisible' individuals—ranging from freelancers to ...