Credit repair usually gets framed around results. Scores go up. Errors come off. Reports look cleaner. That focus makes sense when your credit is blocking real opportunities. But long before any ...

Maybe, but they can't do anything that you couldn't do yourself for free.   — -- The answer is maybe -- but they can't do anything that you couldn't do yourself, for free. Anything on your ...

Some states are seeing major credit score declines, but recovery is possible with the right strategies. Expert Micah Smith ...

You can do credit repair on your own for free, but the process can be time consuming, as it requires multiple steps. Credit repair companies can help you improve your credit by identifying ...

Anyone struggling with debt and bad credit has invariably been confronted with ads from companies offering to help repair your credit. It may seem like an easy fix and a quick way out of your troubles ...

If you’re one of the credit bureaus, or the people who sell their reports, you’ll swear that it’s a complete sham. If you’re a lender, you either love it or hate it, depending on your past experiences ...

When you get help from a credit repair company, they do things you could do independently. They talk to credit bureaus and companies to change or remove stuff from your credit report to make it more ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MAPsignals.com, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life ...