Your credit history is a record of how you have managed past debt and how you are handling ongoing debt. Your credit history is outlined in detail in your credit report, which also includes any liens, ...

Credit cards are a necessary financial tool for many people, but having too many can cost you. These 14 signs mean you might have more than you should.

The latest household debt report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that credit card balances rose by $44 ...

The number of people with no credit record — known as "credit invisibles" by the financial industry — has plummeted to just 2.7% of the population, or 7 million Americans, after the Consumer Financial ...

According to the World Bank, 1.4 billion people worldwide remain unbanked—with little or no access to credit—largely because they lack the formal credit histories required by traditional lenders.

Florida graduate student Alexis Brake is doing something pretty unusual. Not only is she pursuing a combined M.D./Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Miami, Brake has decided to steer clear of ...