In all but three states it can be more expensive for homeowners to have poor credit than live in a high-weather-risk area.

Scott Nyerges is a former senior editor and content strategist at U.S. News & World Report, where he led coverage of car insurance and other personal insurance lines. He's also served as a managing ...

In states without credit restriction laws – which is most – the economics for lower credit score homeowners worsen still. As an escalating homeowners insurance crisis continues to hurt housing markets ...

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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A lower credit score could double the price you pay for homeowners’ insurance, according to a new analysis by the Consumer Federation of America. The study compared hypothetical ...

HOUSTON - A new report says credit scores can have a bigger impact on your homeowners' insurance rates than a home's risk of a disaster, and it says in Texas, it can cost some homeowners almost twice ...

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The credit score that matters the most is the score that your potential lender is using to determine your creditworthiness.