Gerri Detweiler

Which is the best credit bureau? The most accurate? The best one if you want to check your credit report?

You’ve no doubt heard that closing a credit card can hurt your credit scores. But is that also true when you replace a lost or stolen credit card?

If you have car payments and repair bills, you may worry that your car will give out before the payments end. Here's how to help keep that from happening.

Usury laws still exist in the U.S., and so do usury violations. Here's what usury is, and how it can affect borrowers.

Sometimes there's a remedy for buyer's remorse. In most cases, you'll need to move quickly though.

How you drive, whether you've had citations and more can indirectly affect your credit scores. Here's how driving and credit can be related.

If you use PayPal to send or receive money, and if you care about your credit scores, you might wonder - can PayPal hurt your credit?

Here's how to use a table to compare mortgage rates. The actual rate you pay is influenced by factors such as equity or down payment, and credit scores.

Can a bad debt that's been sent to collections get you deported or keep you from being allowed to re-enter the United States, a worried reader asks.

A late library book, highway tolls, unpaid storage fees and other small expenses can cost your credit score big time.