Explore business credit scores, learn how they work, factors affecting them, and effective strategies to improve them for better loan opportunities and growth.

Credit scores are grouped into ranges between 300 to 850. The ranges are used by lenders to determine your creditworthiness. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Credit scores are the gatekeepers of credit. They determine how much credit you’ll receive and under what terms. Credit scores have also become more influential and are now used for job and apartment ...

Discover how your credit rating affects loan rates and rental applications, and learn tips to maintain a healthy score for better financial opportunities.

A person’s credit score affects everything from buying a house to applying for a credit card— and a new map shows the average score state-by-state. Newsweek analyzed credit scores in each state using ...

The average FICO credit score across the U.S. has fallen for a second year in a row. The latest statistics from Fair Isaac ...

With the U.S. government once again forwarding missed student loan payments to collections, millions of Americans are experiencing declines in their credit scores. Last month, the Education Department ...

Starting Nov. 15, Fannie Mae is eliminating its 620 minimum middle credit score requirement for purchase and refinance home loan credit decisions. Fannie is following Freddie Mac’s lead from several ...