A credit monitoring service can notify you when a credit application has been made in your name. Here are our favorites.

Your credit score influences more than you might realize. From interest rates to the cost of insurance, your score is an invisible hand that can quietly chart a course for your life. It’s important to ...

There’s not much of a silver lining in the Equifax disaster, but it’s reminded us just how important it is to keep tabs on your credit. More than ever, credit monitoring is essential to making sure ...

Credit monitoring services can help you spot potential fraud early and take action to repair your credit. Experian offers two types of credit monitoring services, one free and the other paid, that ...

Real-time dark web monitoring and dedicated case managers defend your financial identity around the clock. The last shopping ...

Experian's free credit monitoring service may work well for you, but its paid features go above and beyond other credit apps. Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating ...

Michelle Lambright Black, Founder of CreditWriter.com and HerCreditMatters.com, is a leading credit expert and personal finance writer with nearly two decades of experience in the credit industry. She ...