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A CLUE report contains details about home or vehicle insurance claims made in the past. Reported information includes the policyholder’s name and date of birth, policy number, type of claim filed, ...

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You know your credit score affects mortgage rates and credit card approvals. But car insurance? In most states, insurers use your credit to calculate premiums—and it matters more than you think. More ...

Drivers with poor credit usually pay for more car insurance. That's because, in the majority of states, car insurance companies can use your credit history when determining your monthly premiums.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act outlines how credit data is collected, who can access it and what rights consumers have to dispute errors and protect their information.

Kids play outside of Windham Primary School in Maine, where Windham Raymond School Aged Child Care operates an afterschool program. Credit: Sofia Aldinio for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report ...

When applying for a loan or new credit card, the lender might offer you credit insurance — a policy you can either pay for upfront or roll into your monthly payments. But what is credit insurance?

Melissa Hudson says she was stunned last year when the insurance premiums on her home in Port Orchard, Wash., shot up 40 percent—even though she’d intentionally bought a home at low risk for fire, ...