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FICO and VantageScore credit scores are the two most common types of personal credit scores. Business credit scores use ...

Plus, how to maintain a strong credit score.

When you apply for a loan at the bank, buy a car, or take out a home mortgage, your credit score is always part of the ...

Ah credit scores, the adult version of a GPA. Isn't it incredible to think about how little we learned about this elusive number in school? As someone who was required to take an economics course in ...

It happens to the best of us. You do everything "right" like pay bills on time, not miss any due dates, and stay out of credit trouble. But then you check your credit score and… it's down. Here's the ...