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Lured by rewards programs and discounts, shoppers are using credit cards more for holiday shopping. That could lead to an unhappy New Year.

The new score includes data well beyond the scope of the big three credit bureaus, like your rent payments and track record on child support or alimony payments.

Checking your credit score could give you a distorted view of your credit standing. Even the ones you pay for can be misleading.

There really is such a thing, and about a million Americans have one. If you want to join that elite club, get started now (the age of your credit counts).

The financial reform bill will requite a lender to tell you why your request for a loan was rejected.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Joan Goldwasser of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine about what the credit score landscape is looking like today.

A Phoenix NewTimes article about LifeLock repeats a lawsuit's allegation that fraud alerts hurt credit scores, but they don't.

Consumers who are denied credit may soon be able to get their credit score free of charge, thanks to new legislation up for a Senate vote Monday evening.

Two new tools help people improve their credit score and figure out which debts to pay off first.

Here's how they achieved (or came close to) the ultimate rating for creditworthiness and what the rewards are for keeping the scores so high.