credit

There are many ways to build credit, and they all involve creditors reporting your bill payment information to the major credit bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.  To begin establishing credit if you have none, try one or more of these options: Become an authorized user ...read more

As a young person, you can establish credit in several ways. For starters, you could open a credit card in your name or take out a loan. Or, you can ask a parent to add you to one of their credit cards. Whichever path you choose, it's best to start sooner rather than later ...read more

It’s been a little over a week since the big Equifax breach hit the news waves, and while the initial shock of scandal may have waned, the potential consequences are still very real and very scary. To sum it up, Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus was hacked –meaning ...read more