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Why Your Credit Score Isn’t Going Up

Waiting for your score to change? There are a few reasons why this hasn't happened yet.

| June 4, 2024

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Credit Score Don’t: Signing an Apartment Lease on Behalf of Someone Else
Maureen from San Diego wrote in asking for help regarding a chall... Read More

August 29, 2011

Credit Score Q&A: Length of Credit History vs. Late Payment History
Steve from Denver had an interesting question. He recently pulled... Read More

August 22, 2011

AG: Soldiers’ Credit Destroyed in Overpriced Computer Scam
A financing company for a chain of electronics stores that pushed... Read More

August 19, 2011

Case Dismissed? New Information on the FICO vs. VantageScore Lawsuit
VantageScore announced Wednesday that the U.S. Court of Appeals f... Read More

August 18, 2011

Will Paying a Collection Account Remove it From My Credit Report?
One of the biggest misconceptions about collection accounts is th... Read More

August 16, 2011

Reader Q&A: How Can I Remove a Medical Collection Account From My Credit Reports?
A reader runs into a prob... Read More

August 11, 2011