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A credit score is a three-digit number in a range from 300 to 850 that is determined by your credit history. Lenders use it ...

A credit score of 800 or above is considered excellent and comes with the same benefits as a perfect 850 score. Benefits of an 800 credit score include better credit offers, lower interest rates and ...

Credit scores don’t matter unless you’re trying to get a loan, rent an apartment, secure insurance, buy a home, avoid paying a deposit to utility companies, or even land some jobs. OK. Unless you’re ...

April is National Financial Literacy Month. To mark the occasion, MarketWatch will publish a series of “Financial Fitness” articles to help readers improve their fiscal health, and offer advice on how ...

A credit solutions expert shares the top three "timeless habits," tips and advice as America's mortgage market adjusts to new credit scoring models that widen the door to homeownership.

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Californians, on average, have “good” credit scores. To compare California’s bill-paying habits with those of other states, my trusty spreadsheet analyzed two rankings of credit scores. These are the ...