Several online services provide one or more credit scores for free, but check whether you're receiving your VantageScore or ...

None of us chose the credit system that underlies our consumer economy, but good luck opting out. Here's how to keep a good ...

Lenders often have minimum credit score requirements for personal loans, but there isn’t one minimum score every lender uses.

Learn about the evolving rules of credit scores and effective strategies to improve your credit score from Bonita Grant, founder of Cure My Credit Score.

Americans now have a new credit option to use when applying for a mortgage, and it allows them to use their rent payments as a qualifying factor. President Donald Trump's administration announced this ...

The average credit score in February 2025 was 715, according to FICO, the data analytics firm whose scoring models are used in 90% of lending decisions. That's compared to 716 in January 2025 and 717 ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of ...