5 steps to a better credit score

How is your overall financial health? Do you know what your FICO score is? Do you even know what FICO stands for? If improving your credit score is one of your resolutions for 2012, there is hope.Your FICO score, which stands for Fair Isaac Corporation (the company who created the formula) is something you can check for free annually through three different credit bureaus.

Wife's Bad Credit Doesn't Have to Ruin Her Husband's

Once negative accounts are removed from your credit reports, your credit score will be based on the current and positive accounts that you have.

Video: Boost your credit score

Getting the best mortgage and credit card rates comes down to one number: your credit score. Sumi Das from CBS Moneywatch has tips on how you can improve your credit.

No quick fix to improving a credit score

Lose weight, stop smoking, and find more family time are perennial favorite New Year’s resolutions. But as the ball dropped in Times Square and the calendar flipped to 2012, there were many who weren’t thinking waistlines, better health or bonding with loved ones. Front and center for a better life was cleaning up personal finances [...]

Money Talks: Should You Pay for Credit Repair?

There are businesses out there that promise to improve your credit score for a price. But are they doing anything for you that you can't do yourself? Money "hacker" Stacy Johnson shows you the specific steps to improve your credit history without anyone's help.