It’s no fun to find yourself with a credit score that needs improvement. The bad news is that there’s no quick-fix — restoring your credit can be painful — and putting it off just costs you more in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. A strong credit score is one of the most valuable tools in ...

Learn the numbers you need to know before applying for that next big loan. March 16, 2009 — -- A young reader asked me last week how your credit score is calculated, how it's related to your ...

Your credit history can impact how much you pay for insurance. Many of the same factors that determine your credit score are used to calculate your insurance score, a three-digit number providers use ...

Kathryn Bigelow's "A House of Dynamite" is filled with uneasy tension from start to finish as it follows the immediate threat of a nuclear missile headed straight for the United States. That driving ...