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Most Americans flub these simple credit score questions

Most people know a credit score can make or break a loan application, but far fewer can answer basic questions about how ...
Essence

5 Hacks For Instantly Boosting Your Credit Score

If you’re looking to improve your credit, join the club. Credit repair statistics indicate that most consumers (44.6%) reach out to credit repair companies with a credit score between 300 and 579.
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Is an 850 credit score worth it? What lenders actually look at

Achieving an 850 credit score is a rare feat, representing the pinnacle of creditworthiness. While it promises access to the ...
New York Post

Here’s why the average US credit score is falling

The average U.S. credit score slipped nationwide, largely due to the resumption of federal student loan delinquency reporting on U.S. consumers’ credit reports, according to FICO. The scoring agency ...
NPR

'Buy now, pay later' purchases can now affect your credit score. Here's what that means

The credit scoring company FICO recently announced it will add something new to some of its credit scores: data from buy now, pay later loans. Those are the loans that allow shoppers, usually online, ...
CNN

The company behind your credit score is plunging on the stock market after a White House announcement

Mortgage lenders will soon have a new way to assess borrowers applying for government-backed loans. That sent the stock of America’s biggest credit score company plunging Tuesday. Federal Housing ...