Category: Credit Score

Take the right steps to boost your credit score and maximize your borrowing power.

Take the right steps to achieve a good credit score A good credit score means everything in your financial life. If you want to buy a home or finance other purchases like your next car, you need good credit. Your score matters for renting anything from an apartment to a rental car for your vacation. It’s critical that you understand how scoring works and what steps you can take to achieve the best credit possible.

These articles help you stay up-to-date on the latest credit trends and scoring changes. If you’re looking for more information about your credit, from reporting to scoring, visit our Credit Guide.

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New Security Clearance Credit Check Rules Impact Many Military Service Members

Posted on August 27, 2018 | by April Lewis-Parks

New security clearance credit check rules from the Department of Defense make it more critical than ever that Service Members actively monitor their credit...Read full article

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Is There a Tie between Student Loans and Credit Health?

Posted on May 18, 2018 | by April Lewis-Parks

Is there are correlation between student loans and credit health? A new FICO study suggests that although student loan borrowers don’t always have bad credit scores, having student loans may make overcoming financial challenges much harder...Read full article

Average Credit Card Debt by State

Posted on January 26, 2018 | by April Lewis-Parks

As we head into 2018, U.S. consumers have record high debt levels, but does it affect all states equally? We look at Experian’s 2017 state of credit report to understand average credit card debt by state and tell you what you can do to get out of debt...Read full article