As you get familiar with your credit, you’ll quickly realize multiple types of scores exist. Although both FICO scores and ...

If you’ve ever read your own credit report, you know it contains a lot of information. In fact, it isn’t uncommon for a credit report to be 10 pages -- or much longer. Although it’s a great idea to ...

Buying a car or applying for credit? To check your creditworthiness, lenders will look into your credit scores. You’re likely familiar with your FICO Score, but what’s your VantageScore and why is it ...

Credit scores are dropping nationwide, reflecting struggles Americans are having to stay afloat financially, according to FICO. The national FICO score, or three-digit number used to summarize your ...

FHFA and Fannie Mae have eliminated rigid minimum credit score floors (like 620) for conventional mortgages Lenders now can ...

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 ...

“By far, FICO Scores are the dominant method to measure asset-backed securitization risk. There is some noise claiming alternative scores have traction, but if you look at the few firms that moved ...