Your credit report is a critical part of your financial profile, used to generate the credit score that determines approvals and interest rates for credit cards, auto loans, mortgages and more.

Bad credit can be a barrier to getting approved for a car loan or for receiving favorable terms. Fortunately, even if your credit history has some blemishes, you still have options from banks, credit ...

Libby Sweeney is a former credit cards editor for Forbes Advisor. Her previous experience writing and editing content for readers to better understand includes both the world of sports and data ...

Robin has worked as a credit cards, editor and spokesperson for over a decade. Prior to Forbes Advisor, she also covered credit cards and related content for other national web publications including ...

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