Only one in four Americans has a credit score above 800, which is considered exceptional, according to industry data.

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

The national average credit score, which had been steadily increasing for over a decade, fell for the second consecutive year, according to a new report from FICO. Increases in credit card utilization ...

Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total national average ...

In the landscape of personal finance, few numbers hold as much power over your life as your credit score. This seemingly simple three-digit number is essentially a financial report card, a statistical ...

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 ...

Discover why your U.S. credit score might not influence financial decisions abroad. Learn what you can do to establish good ...

Congratulations -- you've just reached credit score perfection. Now what? Going by the commonly-used FICO® Score system, 850 is the highest credit score possible. That means lenders see you as a very ...

Congratulations: You just earned a perfect 850 credit score. That's a major financial achievement, and definitely cause for celebration. But in terms of actual, tangible benefits, a perfect credit ...