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 ...
Wall Street Journal

How to Check Your Credit Score

Your credit score is an important part of your financial life. Here’s how to keep an eye on it for free Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Dori Zinn is a contributor to Buy Side and an expert ...
CNBC

Credit expert: You have 'dozens and dozens' of credit scores, but they should all have one thing in common

The idea that you only have one credit score isn't true. In fact, it's one of the biggest credit score myths people consistently fall for, says John Ulzheimer, a credit expert who formerly worked for ...
Money on MSN

Why your credit score still matters after 50 — more than you think

Plus, how to maintain a strong credit score.
AOL

Credit Report vs Credit Score: What’s the Difference?

Your bank app may let you check your credit score for free. But how is that different from your credit report? They are both measures of your financial health, but your score is a three-digit number ...
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4 Hidden Consequences of Ignoring Your Credit Score

If you don’t check your score regularly, you’re not alone. A GOBankingRates survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults found that more than one-third of respondents fail to check their credit scores at ...
The Motley Fool

Here's Why Your Credit Score Dropped Even Though You Paid Everything on Time

It happens to the best of us. You do everything "right" like pay bills on time, not miss any due dates, and stay out of credit trouble. But then you check your credit score and… it's down. Here's the ...