If you’re a good driver and you have bad credit, you’re paying more for car insurance, according to a new study. That study from the Consumer Federation of America looked into how auto insurers use ...

It doesn’t always matter that you’re a safe driver — having a bad credit score can significantly increase how much you pay for car insurance. The nonprofit group Consumer Federation of America (CFA) ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – This consumer alert is all about putting the power in your hands. Last week we told you about a report revealing that if you have bad credit, you pay hundreds, sometimes thousands ...

Auto insurance companies are in the business of trying to figure out the risk each driver poses, and how to price a policy accurately to cover it, she said. Typically, an insurance company uses a ...

You can still get car insurance with no credit history, but you’ll likely pay higher premiums than drivers with good credit or longer credit history. Our team looked at over 100 of the top auto ...

Florida graduate student Alexis Brake is doing something pretty unusual. Not only is she pursuing a combined M.D./Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Miami, Brake has decided to steer clear of ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A study by the Consumer Federation of America shows that New Yorkers with low credit scores pay more for their car insurance, even when they have clean driving records. The study ...

Drivers with a history of accidents, speeding tickets or DUI convictions are charged some of the highest insurance rates of any demographic. For example, a single at-fault accident can spike your ...

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

Speeding tickets, moving violations, and at-fault crashes happen to the best of us. But if you rack up enough of these incidents—or worse yet, if your transgressions include driving recklessly or ...

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