Texas Credit Scores Near Worst

EL PASO - A report by the Corporation for Enterprise Development ranked the average credit scores of Texans at 49 of 50 states. Only Nevada residents had worse credit in the study. read more

Report: Credit-card balances, and scores, both fell in 2011

  Americans’ credit-card debt fell 11 percent last year, to an average $6,576 for people with accounts, reported CreditKarma.com.   However, the consumer-advocate service said credit-card balances started to creep up around the end of the year. In December, for example, Arizonans boosted their card balances by 4 percent to an average $7,748, one of the biggest increases of any states for the ...

When are credit scores free?

A reader wants to know why stores that pull credit scores when you apply for credit don't tell you what the number is -- and how the scores work in general.

Report: Maryland students lead U.S. in AP test scores

Maryland is first in the nation in Advanced Placement testing scores for graduating seniors, and Frederick County was a major contributor, according to a report from the College Board

Credit scores & prepaid cards

In Monday's blog , I wanted to clear up the relationship between credit scores and Suze Orman's new prepaid card. (The short of it: There's no connection.)