If you’re opening a new account, there are two terms you might hear a lot: credit report and credit score. While they’re related to each other, they aren’t the exact same thing: A credit report shows ...

New Equifax credit report design highlights your score and explains key factors affecting it. Money; Getty Images Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three ...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act protects consumer privacy in part by limiting who is allowed to view your credit report and why. Because your credit report contains private information, those who want ...

Nearly half of all credit reports may contain errors, some of them costly to your credit score, according to a new watchdog report. One-quarter of the consumers were unable to access their credit ...

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Have you read anything lately that was so important that it changed your life? If not, we would like to suggest something to read — your credit report. Granted, simply reading your credit report may ...

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Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, unveiled on Thursday a new design for its physical credit report, which now prominently ...