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 ...

What you need to know about building and maintaining a healthy credit score

The relevance of a strong credit score is that it’s one of the key components used by lending institutions to evaluate ...
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TransUnion Introduces TruVision Alternative Bank Risk Score to Help Lenders Better Assess Consumers with Limited Credit Histories

CHICAGO, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite a strong employment picture, some consumers are still struggling financially due to elevated inflation and higher than normal interest rates. The ...
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What Are the Different Types of Credit Scores?

FICO and VantageScore credit scores are the two most common types of personal credit scores. Business credit scores use ...
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Credit score shake-up slams Chicago's TransUnion

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Fair Isaac Corp. will now sell credit scores directly to ...

What is a good credit score?

What is a good credit score? Here’s what experts say - Having a good credit score opens the door for lower interest rates on ...