Chad Langager is a co-founder of Second Summit Ventures. He started as an intern at Investopedia.com, eventually leaving for the startup scene. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading ...

A VantageScore is a type of credit score to help lenders decide your creditworthiness. It intends to provide a reliable way of scoring a wider swath of consumers than competing models like FICO, ...

Your credit score, which commonly refers to your FICO score, is calculated based on five factors: payment history, amount owed, length of credit history, new credit, and credit mix. FICO is not the ...

Beverly is a writer, editor, and paralegal specializing in personal finance and tax law. She covers personal financial and legal topics, as well as tax breaks, tax preparation software, and tax law ...