Why Your Credit Scores Never Match—and Which One Actually Matters

The credit score that matters the most is the score that your potential lender is using to determine your creditworthiness.
Investopedia

Check Your Credit Score for Free Whenever You Want With These 7 Services (But There’s a Catch)

Jessica Gibson is a content update editor and writer for Investopedia. She has over 10 years of experience in digital publishing and three years of experience covering financial topics like insurance, ...
The College Investor on MSN

Best credit monitoring services in 2026

Credit monitoring isn’t just about watching your credit score — it’s about protecting your financial identity in a world ...
Young and the Invested on MSN

Have a low credit score? Here's how to raise it

Your credit score is a key that unlocks most of the major financial products anyone will ever need: credit cards, car loans, ...
Los Angeles Times

Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping. Here’s what to do if yours is too

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the last year, largely because of ...
CNBC

The average credit score in every state — how do you stack up?

The average U.S. credit score is 715, according to FICO's Score Credit Insights, which examined data from April 2025. That's still in the "good" range, but it represents a two-point drop ...
ConsumerAffairs

Consumers' credit scores have dipped in 2025

FICO’s inaugural Credit Insights report shows U.S. credit scores dipping as inflation and student loan payments weigh on consumers. Gen Z faces the steepest declines, with student loan debt driving ...
The New York Times

Those Missed Student Loan Payments Are Messing Up Your Credit Score

A new report finds that scores dropped the most for those age 18 to 29. Here’s how to deal with a drop in your score. By Ann Carrns Young adults, those 18 to 29, are starting to see the negative ...
AOL

Credit scores just plunged at fastest pace since Great Recession — how does your FICO compare to the new average?

Credit scores are down, delinquencies are up and Gen Z is suffering the most from the credit crunch. These are some of the main takeaways from the recently released FICO Score Credit Insights report, ...
Newsweek

Credit Scores Fall For Gen Z

Gen Z consumers are seeing their credit scores fall, a new report has found. According to data released by score developer FICO, on average, Gen Z's credit score has decreased by three points since ...