Bankcard delinquency rates, for example, hit 11.7% this year, only 2% shy of the Great Recession peak. Meanwhile, credit card ...

Credit scores are often the first thing lenders look at when evaluating whether to approve an application for a mortgage, car loan, or credit card.

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If your credit score is on the lower side, you could be paying a "subprime tax" that adds up to more than $100,000 over the course of your life, according to a Bankrate study. The study found that ...

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Gen Z has seen its credit score drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt.

All respondents had been denied for a credit card. Among those who knew their credit score, over 46% had a score between 580 and 669, which is a fair score. And more than 25% had a score between 300 ...

Firefighters gather around the scene of a house that exploded in the 4200 block of Linton Avenue in St. Louis on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The house exploded about 1:30 a.m. Photo by David Carson, dcarson ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana ranks near the bottom of the nation when it comes to credit health, according to a new study by Motley Fool Money. The state’s average credit score is ...