CreditMonitoring

We all know that making late payments or having credit card accounts in collections can hurt your credit scores. But you might be shocked to learn that a lot of other seemingly innocent actions can also negatively impact your credit rating. Here's a list of five surprising things that can lower...

In a real "Oh no they didn't!" move, Experian has (so far, at least) managed to dodge the FTC's requirements that it tell consumers in plain English that they're really signing up for a pricey credit-monitoring service when they sign up to receive a free credit report. How? Hold onto your seats: By...

The New York Times reports on a topic that's long been a pet peeve of many financial-minded people: those pesky FreeCreditReport.com ads that are a classic bait and switch marketing technique designed to coax consumers into signing up for expensive monthly credit monitoring services. The FTC is...

Heavily marketed credit monitoring services were dealt a serious blow by a federal judge who stopped one of the biggest of the firms from placing "fraud alerts" on behalf of their customers.The credit reporting agency Experian sued the monitoring firm Lifelock, alleging its automated system of...