Why Credit Scores Don’t Always Match and Which One Really Matters Most to You

Your score is constantly changing because lenders regularly provide new information about you to the credit bureaus. For ...

Here's what it takes to achieve an 800 credit score

Only one in four Americans has a credit score above 800, which is considered exceptional, according to industry data.

What Is a Credit Score?

A credit score is a number that rates a consumer’s creditworthiness. The higher the score, the better a borrower looks to ...
The Motley Fool

4 Traits of Americans With a Perfect 850 Credit Score

Under the widely used FICO® Score system, the highest credit score you can earn is an 850. According to Motley Fool Money research and Experian data, just 1.76% of Americans have managed to hit that ...
Houston Chronicle

New FICO credit score will include info from checking, savings accounts

Next year, lenders will have access to a new FICO credit score that will — for the first time and with the consumer’s permission — include information from a person’s checking or savings account, such ...