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

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It likely won’t surprise you to learn that 95% of companies perform background checks on potential employees. What may come as a shock, though, is that 16% also conduct credit checks on all job ...

Your credit score shapes every aspect of your mortgage terms, from your interest rate to your total repayment amount. Lenders ...

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The financial services industry has made substantial progress in democratizing access to credit scores. Today, 95% of banks and credit unions offer customers visibility into their credit scores ...

Regardless of what happens to the proposed credit card interest rate cap, a better credit score gets you access to better rates.

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Key insight: Experian combines credit, cashflow, trended, and alternative data into one underwriting score. Expert quote: Experian's Scott Brown suggests the model lets lenders "say yes" more often.

New credit scoring models rolling out across the mortgage industry could dramatically increase the number of Americans who receive a credit score — but experts warn that borrowers shouldn’t confuse a ...