More Americans are behind on payments, and in July, the average credit score fell for the first time since February.

Standout benefits: Rocket Mortgage's Fresh Start program helps applicants boost their credit scores before applying. Rocket ...

Boosting credit scores helps borrowers secure better mortgage rates, with payment history and low credit utilization key to ...

FICO, the company behind the most widely used credit scoring system, will soon start factoring in buy now, pay later payment ...

Homeowners with low credit scores pay nearly $2,000 more per year for insurance than identical neighbors with high scores, ...