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A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.
Targeted News Service
Medical debt can be debilitating. Nearly 100 million adults in the U.S. carry some form of it, according to a 2022 national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter
Do you want to buy a home or a car? Get a credit card or loan? Your credit score determines if you can, and how much you will pay in interest. WRAL 5 On Your Side shares 5 ways you can boost your credit score.
Your credit score determines your credit worthiness, in other words, your likelihood of paying a loan and back, on time.
Some good news: car prices are taking a turn - they're down more than 6 percent since the beginning of the year. But, they're still more expensive than last year.
Ali Ingersoll, WRAL Investigative Data Journalist
Credit scores are used for everything from getting a mortgage to getting a job.
Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 On Your Side reporter
Commercial accounts will not be affected.
Especially with the pandemic causing stress and economic strain, it's easy to make costly mistakes that could impact your future credit. WRAL's Monica Laliberte has 5 simple tips to help you protect your credit score.
Are you unknowingly doing things that impact your credit score? Here are five simple mistakes that can lower your credit score -- and how to improve.
Because of COVID-19's impact on jobs, finances and life, you can now get free, weekly, access to your credit report.
Credit report access undergoes big changes.
Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 on Your Side reporter
Changes have been made that could have a profound impact on whether you can get a loan to buy a house, car or another big ticket item.
Your credit number is more than just a three-digit number. Residents in cities and towns in the area have some pretty good scores.
Experts say there are things you should know before purchasing a credit monitoring service.
Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/consumer reporter
Equifax just agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and states across the country.
Equifax admitted that it was the victim of a hack and it's paying some of those affected by it. 5 On Your Side tells you how to find out if you are owed any money.
A new kind of credit score that isn't based on loans can help young people and others get their first credit card.
A low credit score can stand in the way of buying a house, new car or even getting a new job, and if your score isn't what it should be, there are some ways to boost it.
There are ways to boost a bad credit score.
There is a new federal law designed to protect children in a way many parents may not have thought about.