According to Consumer Reports, 44% of people who checked their credit report found errors. More than a quarter (27%) found serious errors that could impact their score, such as accounts they didn't ...

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

Most popular car maintenance articles from our car-care experts. If your car is making a squealing or squeaking sound when you turn the steering wheel, there could be any of several culprits at play.

If you’re struggling with bad credit, there's a chance it's not your fault: A Consumer Reports study found that almost half (44%) of people who reviewed their credit reports found mistakes, with a ...

Tapping screws form mating threads in materials they are driven into. There are two basic types: thread forming and thread cutting. The thread-forming screw displaced material around the pilot hole so ...

If your refrigerator is giving you trouble—your water dispenser has slowed to a trickle, your icemaker keeps jamming, or worse, you open the door and get hit by a warm breeze—you’re probably wondering ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, ...

To make our top picks, the ConsumerAffairs Research Team vetted 15 credit repair companies reviewed by more than 2,000 ConsumerAffairs readers. Features compared included fees, types of plans ...

In iOS 18, Apple quietly enabled the Thread radio found on recent iPhone models to directly control Apple Home and Matter devices. Thread is a new IP-based smart home connectivity standard that has ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Thread 1.4 spec arrives today with a slew of updates designed to solve the problems the smart home protocol ...

A broken dishwasher might not turn your life upside down like a busted fridge—you can always hand-wash, after all—but it’s still a frustrating hassle. And then there’s the uncertainty about what to do ...