With federal pressure mounting and fintech innovations accelerating, the credit score system landlords used to know isn't the same anymore. In 2025, three big updates are changing how credit scores ...

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

New credit scoring models rolling out across the mortgage industry could dramatically increase the number of Americans who receive a credit score — but experts warn that borrowers shouldn’t confuse a ...

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

Most credit scores that lenders use in the United States range from 300 to 850. And when people talk about achieving the “highest” credit score possible, they’re usually talking about the ever-elusive ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - (This version of the Feb. 19 story corrects the origin of VantageScore in the third paragraph to show it was developed by multiple credit reporting bureaus, not just by TransUnion ...

Whenever you apply for a loan, lenders run a hard inquiry on your credit report to evaluate your profile. One inquiry won’t harm you much, but multiple ones — especially in a short span — can signal ...