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Latest Credit Scores & Reports Articles

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  Can you apply for a credit card while unemployed?

  Use these tips to continue building credit responsibly, even during a period of unemployment.

  3 min read Aug 05, 2022
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  ‘Buy now, pay later’ is coming to credit scores—but key questions still must be answered

  There will soon be a much tighter link between credit reporting and buy now, pay later (BNPL).

  6 min read Feb 24, 2022
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  Does applying for a credit card hurt your credit?

  To process a credit card application, issuers will do a hard inquiry on your credit, which does have a temporary effect on your credit score. Here’s what you need to know.

  5 min read Feb 02, 2022
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  How to increase your chances of getting preapproved on CardMatch

  CardMatch makes it easy to see which top rewards credit cards you could be eligible for. Find out how to increase your chances of getting preapproved.

  3 min read May 28, 2021
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  Should you use your stimulus check to pay down credit card debt?

  Who doesn’t love free money? The stimulus checks certainly have that feel regardless of whether they really are or not. The question is, what’s the best way to use this money? Let’s dive in. First [...]

  3 min read Apr 01, 2021
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  How to get a free credit score

  Many credit card issuers offer their customers free credit scores, and some even provide them to non-customers.

  3 min read Dec 10, 2020
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  Despite COVID, credit card debt sinks to lowest level since 2017

  During the pandemic-created recession, when millions of Americans are strapped for cash, you’d think that more of us would turn to credit cards to help tide us over. It appears that just the opposite [...]

  2 min read Dec 01, 2020
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  Survey: 33% of cardholders did something that could hurt their credit score during COVID-19

  13% of cardholders say they’ve worried their credit score would go down since the outbreak began.

  5 min read Jul 22, 2020
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  College students: Don’t pause building credit during COVID-19

  Building credit now is an important step toward future financial health.

  5 min read May 12, 2020
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  Survey: Surprisingly few millennials carry credit cards

  Wary of debt, young adults are the least likely to own a credit card, our survey shows.

  5 min read Jun 13, 2016
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  Does debt consolidation hurt credit?

  You’ll need a financial plan in place, otherwise debt consolidation may be bad for your credit score in the long run. Here’s what you need to know.

  6 min read Feb 11, 2016