Financial challenges can damage your credit if they cause you to pay bills late or miss payments altogether. This is because ...

Helping real people with real money challenges is a huge part of what our Bankrate editorial team does every day. Occasionally, we get the opportunity to talk with and help individual readers, as ...

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 ...

If you've missed your credit card payment deadline by a day or two, don't panic. A lapse of just a couple of days won't affect your credit score. You might even be able to get your credit card ...

Your credit score feels like one of those mysterious numbers that controls your financial life, but you might not know anything about improving it quickly. Can you actually boost your score in weeks ...