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 ...

Are you interested in renting a home, getting an auto loan, securing a mortgage, or opening a credit card? Then be prepared for lenders to look at your credit score. A credit score is a three-digit ...

Roadblocks for today’s young adults include fewer entry-level jobs, rising debt and increasing reliance on debit cards or “buy now, pay later” loans. By Kailyn Rhone When Danny Benson started applying ...

Esusu raised $50 million in a new funding round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to over $200 million in a deal that valued the startup at $1.2 billion. Its platform is accelerating the ...

When my daughter was 18, I took her to my credit union - where she has her savings account - to take out a $500 loan so she could start building her credit score. That was in March. She's been paying ...

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

Credit scores are an integral part of the financial world. For individuals, these scores determine the ease with which one can access credit, the amount of credit one can receive, the interest rates ...

Under the widely used FICO® Score system, the highest credit score you can earn is an 850. According to Motley Fool Money research and Experian data, just 1.76% of Americans have managed to hit that ...

Your credit score can impact everything from the rate you get on a mortgage to whether or not you qualify for a credit card. But most people have no idea how their credit score stacks up against ...