You’re probably familiar with credit reporting agencies (CRAs), more commonly known as credit bureaus. These agencies maintain credit reports for every American consumer with a federally-issued social security number (SSN). A credit report file includes various information about a person’s financial debt. This information includes account numbers for current and […]
Find Out Which Bills Affect Your Credit Rating

Here’s the facts about your credit rating: Everything you don’t know can hurt it, and there’s some confusion about what can cause the pain. A 2015 TransUnion survey asked consumers whether they thought that a few common bills are frequently reported to the major credit reporting agencies: Experion, Equifax and/or […]
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