Your 30s and 40s are a busy time—you're probably juggling multiple priorities. Still, your credit score is important. Here's how you compare to others and how you can improve.

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Your credit score is used by lenders, landlords and even potential employers to assess your financial risk and trustworthiness — so the higher your score, the better. An excellent credit score, which ...

Being an adult is a terrifying prospect. You've got to keep track of things like when you last washed your bedsheets, whose turn it is to cook, and maybe worst of all, your credit score. Those three ...

No matter how old you are, once you’re an adult paying your bills is just a part of life. Added to that, with the ebb and flow of income due to job loss or career change, your credit card balances can ...

The average credit score was 715 in 2024, according to Experian data. That average, as of the third quarter of 2024, is unchanged from the same quarter in 2023. For 11 straight years, the average ...

Young woman with credit card. “Exceptional.” Depending on one’s frame of mind, the word may conjure up anything from a mint condition rookie card to possibly being asked, again, to stay after class.

It may be hard to imagine digging yourself out of $100,000 in credit card debt and boosting your credit score by 400 points. But it's possible—just ask Lynnette Khalfani-Cox. Khalfani-Cox boosted her ...