If you want to share your credit card information so a friend can make purchases on your behalf, you can probably trust email. The real question is, can you trust your friend?

His daughter’s life — and credit — got torn apart in her divorce. Is there any way this dad can use his good credit to give hers a leg up?

When old debt gets resold among collectors, it can be hard to track it down and pay off, especially if you’ve changed addresses and phone numbers. But it’s important to do so to avoid credit damage

There’s no wizardry behind what credit counselors do. In fact, if you are motivated to pay down debt, and disciplined enough, you can replicate many of their techniques at home

The collectors are after someone named Samuel. But she’s named Samantha and has no idea who Samuel is. That’s not stopping the collection calls, though