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A survey from LendingTree shows about one-in-four parents have authorized a child under the age of 18 on their credit or debit card in an effort to give their kids a head start on establishing their ...

Several years ago, Hannah Case decided to examine her personal credit history. Case, who was then a researcher at the Federal Reserve, hadn’t gotten her first credit card until she was 22. But as she ...

Parents who want to help jumpstart their kid's credit score and credit history can take one fairly easy step, money experts say: Add your child as an authorized user to your credit card account. The ...

You’re an adult. You understand the pitfalls and promises of the credit world. Depending on how you use it, credit can be an incredible blessing or a hellacious curse. You’ve been through it. But you ...

I was 19 when I received my first credit card and I had no idea what I was doing — and I’m not alone. In fact, according to a recent Bankrate survey, over half of Americans have not received a strong ...