Your credit score is a variable three-digit number that says a lot about your ability to pay your bills promptly, but even if your credit score is low, there are some easy ways to fix it over time.

I’ve known the importance of my credit score since I was a teenager. My dad made me an “authorized user” on one of his credit cards — on an account that was actually opened the year before I was born ...

Your credit score is a three-digit number that can play an outsize role in your financial life. Essentially, it is a numerical representation of your risk to creditors — i.e. how likely you are to ...