Like it or not, your credit score is important. It tells creditors how responsible you’ve been with your past debts. Cre ...

If you’re having trouble making mortgage payments or you’re underwater on your home, it may be possible to pursue a short ...

Check our interactive map to find today's 30-year mortgage rate average for any U.S. state. Right now, the cheapest states are New York and California.

Wondering if you can afford a home on your own? See which of the 50 biggest U.S. metros are the most (and least) affordable on a single salary.

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score to FICO for ...

With BNPL loans exploding in popularity, a change is coming to credit scoring that shows just how mainstream they have become ...

For years, lenders have used only the FICO score, from Fair Isaac Corp. — a metric that generally excludes such things as ...

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair Isaac Corporation, the company behind the widely recognized FICO score, to ...

A new rule could help millions qualify for a mortgage, especially renters, gig workers and those with limited credit history.

President Donald Trump's administration announced this week that mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now accept VantageScore credit scores.

Getting approval for a personal loan with bad credit can be hard. But we've found lenders who will work with borrowers with FICO Scores of 580 or even less.

In the next installment of Select's "Credit Scores: Then and Now" series, we speak to someone who has raised his credit score from 604 to an excellent 797.