Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...

Moody's Ratings on Friday announced a downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating, moving it down a notch from the ratings agency's top tier amid concerns about the rising national debt, which ...

The majority of American consumers now have at least a good credit score or higher. Select unpacks the six major ways that a ...