Building and maintaining good credit is hard work. But that hard work can pay off. A strong credit score can help you qualify for lower rates on loans or the best rewards credit cards, and it can even ...

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CheapInsurance.com examines how an applicant’s financial profile intersects with their driving profile in determining auto insurance rates. Most drivers know that factors like driving record, vehicle ...

A credit score is a three-digit number between 300 and 850 generated by a mathematical algorithm (a mostly secret formula) based on information in your credit report, compared to information on tens ...

Dear Action Line: Thursday you mentioned "insurance scores" and also the fact "college students with good 'insurance scores' get 15 percent discounts on insurance of about $250 a year." What is an ...

On average, married drivers pay less than single drivers because insurers often view them as lower risk, though rules and ...