NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The federal government is expanding how it collects credit scores, which may allow more Americans to potentially buy homes. The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday announced at...
Tag: Rating Agencies
‘It could be the difference between an approval and denial’: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion remove fully-paid medical debt from credit reports. Will this help your credit score?
Paid medical debt is rolling off consumer credit reports in an overhaul that the credit bureaus say will improve people’s financial wellbeing. In a time of rising interest rates and increased costs wi...
Block earnings promise many moving parts, but Square’s parent company may have a secret weapon
Square recently changed its name to Block Inc. in a bid to better encompass the diversity of its business, and the company’s Thursday earnings report will highlight just how many stories have been rol...
Equifax, TransUnion and Experian will soon stop counting medical debt in credit reports — now, for the bad news
The nation’s three major credit bureaus say they are overhauling how they include medical debt in a consumer’s credit history. The agencies said the removal will result in nearly 70% of the medical de...