Learn the numbers you need to know before applying for that next big loan. March 16, 2009 — -- A young reader asked me last week how your credit score is calculated, how it's related to your ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of millions of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ loans will soon affect credit scores for millions of Americans who use the loans to buy clothing, furniture, concert tickets, and takeout.

You may have come across credit privacy numbers, or CPNs, while scrolling through your feed lately. They've increased in ...

FICO, the credit scoring giant, will soon integrate 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) data into its credit score calculations. This change, expected to launch this fall, will be implemented through the new ...

The buy now, pay later revolution that has taken America’s economy by storm could soon catalyze a credit "catastrophe," according to one expert. "My concern is that the carelessness, the lack of ...

Minnesota residents have the highest average credit score in the country, according to a new report by Motley Fool Money, a personal finance website. The average credit score nationwide for 2025 is ...

Americans' financial health can often be summed up in a three-digit number: their credit score. A new ranking, conducted by personal finance firm WalletHub, of median credit scores across more than ...

I had a friend once tell me, "Now that my credit score is over 800, I can get approved for anything I want!" I wish it worked that way. I have an 822 score myself, and I've still been denied for new ...

Dear Liz: A reader mentioned recently their credit score dropped only four points after closing a credit card they had since 1981. Three years ago I closed a credit card that was over 30 years old and ...