Is an 850 credit score worth chasing? See why perfect credit does not unlock better deals than an excellent score -- and what ...

Credit scores vary widely across the U.S., according to a study by personal finance firm WalletHub.

It’s the Bigfoot of the financial world; a perfect credit score. AKA, the highest score a person can get. This mythical and elusive number for the FICO Score is 850. And, for those unaware, FICO ...

Seven of the 10 counties with the highest average credit scores are in one state, according to a Money analysis of data from more than 12,000 U.S. counties. Money; Getty Images In your financial life, ...

The average American has a pretty decent credit score. The average Minnesota resident has an even better one. For the third year in a row, Minnesota residents have the highest credit scores in the U.S ...

Florida's average credit score is 690, below the national average of 702, ranking 37th among states in WalletHub's new study.

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 ...

In order to determine which states had the highest and lowest credit scores, WalletHub compared the average credit scores of residents in all 50 states using TransUnion data in October 2025.

For many people, credit cards are a part of everyday life. There’s a good chance you’ve got a card or two in your wallet and ...