How to fix your credit score To be clear, the idea of fixing your credit might imply that you can reverse damaging marks on your credit report. Unfortunately, this is not possible. While you have the ...

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Sean Messier is a personal finance writer with a focus on credit. He’s written for Credit Card Insider, plus several other national and global brands. kupicoo / Getty Images Building your credit is ...

Credit repair is a $6.5 billion industry that's rife with fraud and scams. While credit repair companies often claim they can "erase" bad credit or boost your scores, claims like these are usually ...