Your credit score is the key to your financial future: It can determine whether you get approved for a credit card, car loan or mortgage, and what interest rate you'll pay. In some cases, your score ...

What Is a Credit Score? A credit score is a numerical representation that reflects an individual's creditworthiness, essentially indicating their likelihood of repaying debts in a timely manner.

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Big news for me this week… I checked my credit score and it's now sitting at 840! That means I'm just 10 points away from hitting the elusive perfect 850. Only about 1.5% of Americans ever see that ...