You want help if you forget an online password. TransUnion made it too easy, which gave a potential opening to identity thieves.

An incorrect address on your credit report is one at which you've never lived and it can be a signal of identity theft.

It's especially important to check if you're retired. If identity thieves wanted to steal a person's credit identity -- ...

People who miss Buy Now, Pay Later payments can get hit with higher-than-expected fees or interest, and those missed payments ...

If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...

You may not think much about your credit report on a daily basis, unless you are curious about your standing ahead of applying for a loan — or if something goes wrong, like a data breach or case of ...

Two years ago when Emma Alda was offered a new job in accounting, contingent on passing her background and credit check, she was so excited and confident that she didn’t think twice about giving two ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Consumers invisible to banks thanks to America’s enigmatic credit-reporting system have a new tool at their disposal: Experian, one of the big three credit bureaus, is introducing a new program that ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Apps that promise instant access to your score are popular, but do they work? A new Consumer Reports investigation might have you thinking twice before clicking to get your ...

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 ...

More than 5.6 million Americans had their Social Security numbers, addresses, and dates of birth stolen when hackers ...