More credit card issuers now approve applicants without a Social Security number, giving scammers new ways to commit identity theft using stolen data.

Request an Identity Protection PIN from the IRS at IRS.gov, a six-digit code that will help prevent someone from using your ...

A credit report is essentially a financial report card that outlines how well you have managed debt. When you apply for a loan, lenders typically review your credit history to assess how risky it ...

Financial abuse, also known as economic abuse, happens when one person uses money or financial resources to control another ...

Massive cuts by the Trump administration have seriously diminished the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) oversight of credit bureaus, according to a new ProPublica report. Launched in the ...

Thinking about canceling a credit card? Here's what actually happens to your score -- and the step-by-step process to avoid unnecessary damage.

If your identity is stolen, the first thing you should do is alert your bank and credit card companies about any fraudulent ...

Fraud alerts and credit freezes help protect you from identity theft, either by alerting creditors to take extra steps to ...

With the Chase Freedom credit card no longer open to new applicants, cardholders have other Freedom card options.

Is 18 credits cards too many? What about 30? A California listener named Perry called into The Clark Howard Podcast recently ...