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A bad credit score can impact your day-to-day transactions and more serious financial decisions. You may pay higher interest on credit cards or be pushed to pay a larger down payment on your car.

More than a third of all Americans have a credit score below 670, according to Experian. And many don’t realize what’s hurting their credit until they’re denied a loan or hit with higher costs. Your ...

Sean Messier is a personal finance writer with a focus on credit. He’s written for Credit Card Insider, plus several other national and global brands. kupicoo / Getty Images Building your credit is ...

Given how much hinges on your credit score when buying a home, there’s one simple thing you can do right now to increase your odds of finding the right home, while also potentially saving yourself ...

Americans’ credit scores are declining. That’s according to a new report from FICO, which shows the average credit score in ...

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Exploring credit repair is one way to begin the process of fixing a poor credit score and could make it easier to access credit with better terms and conditions in the future. While there are ...

The average FICO score fell to 715 in April, down one point since January and two points from a year earlier. For consumers, ...

Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores drop now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. But there are things you can do to help ...

Americans have a near-record level of credit card debt — $1.18 trillion as of the first quarter of 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The average credit card debt per borrower ...