Your FICO score has long determined whether you could get a mortgage, car loan or credit card. That could change soon.
Forgetting to make a credit card payment can lower your score anyway. Why not close some of the ones you don't use?
Finder.com reports five common credit score myths, clarifying misconceptions about bank history, marriage, payments, and rent impacts.
Private mortgage insurance companies still require a minimum 600 or 620 middle credit score for borrowers putting less than 20% down.
FICO has released a new mortgage score simulator that tests the impact of hypothetical steps to improve a borrower’s credit ...
In 2025, the average credit score for Gen Z borrowers fell to 676, well below the national average of 715, according to a FICO report.