I am always advising consumers to regularly check their credit files to ensure they have not fallen victim to identity fraud. However, there is another reason to check your credit file, as it is ...

Chiara is an award-winning investigative reporter who specialises in banking and fraud, joining Which? in 2015 following six years as a personal finance journalist at a national newspaper. Credit ...

Applying for a mortgage or loan is stressful enough without the risk of being rejected because your details just don’t match up. It's a reality that thousands of people face each year, after applying ...

FAILING to check your credit file could prove costly, a survey claims. A study by Which? revealed that seven in ten people had never looked at the details kept by credit reference agencies, despite ...

Why does a bad credit rating matter? A bad credit rating can limit your borrowing options. County Court Judgments (CCJs), defaulted payments and bankruptcy orders leave a black mark against your name ...

IF you’re applying for a mortgage, loan, card, overdraft or other form of credit, it's worth looking at a copy of your credit report. But you may be concerned that checking your score could have a ...

Martin Lewis has urged UK households to make three crucial checks this year. The ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show star, who also has a BBC Sounds podcast, was back on his ITV show on Tuesday night from ...

Consumers are being warned they could they could lose their homes – or face other huge problems – because of accounting errors they know nothing about. Around 10 million British adults have found ...

Your credit score is a three-digit number that indicates how reliable you are at borrowing and repaying money. The rating is calculated using a points system based on the information in your credit ...

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