Cynthia Paez Bowman is a finance, real estate and international business journalist. Besides Bankrate.com, her work has been featured in Business Jet Traveler, MSN, CheatSheet.com, Freshome.com and ...

Customers have the right to dispute errors under the Fair Credit Billing Act. Customers should make sure they are not mistaken about the billing error and should ...

It takes years to build credit, but a single error on your credit report can send your score plunging. Credit scores are an important part of our lives. That three ...

Jerry Brown is a personal finance writer based in Baton Rouge, La. He's been writing about personal finance for three years. Financial products he enjoys covering include credit cards, personal loans, ...

Wegmans customers in Massachusetts might have been charged twice if they were shopping at one of the grocery store’s locations earlier this month, the company said. The grocery store said some ...

Discover how the Luhn Algorithm verifies credit card accuracy, supports secure transactions, and helps prevent errors in inputting Social Security numbers.

When Victoria Ross’ husband of 40 years died of a heart attack last August, she had to push through her grief to focus on her finances, sell the family home, and downsize into a condo. When she ...

Maybe it was pandemic-related, but consumers who checked their credit reports last year apparently found plenty that looked wrong. Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about credit ...