As you get familiar with your credit, you’ll quickly realize multiple types of scores exist. Although both FICO scores and credit scores exist, understanding which one lenders use can be helpful.

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FICO scores are the most widely used type of credit score. Most FICO scores range from 350 to 850, and a score of 670 or higher is considered good. If your FICO score is on the low side, you can take ...

Kailey Hagen has been writing about small businesses and finance for almost 10 years, with her work appearing on USA Today, CNN Money, Fox Business, and MSN Money. She specializes in personal and ...

Credit scores existed for decades before 1989. What changed that year was the introduction of the FICO score, the first generic credit scoring system. Previously, lenders developed and used their own ...

A VantageScore is a type of credit score to help lenders decide your creditworthiness. It intends to provide a reliable way of scoring a wider swath of consumers than competing models like FICO, ...

The credit scoring company FICO recently announced it will add something new to some of its credit scores: data from buy now, pay later loans. Those are the loans that allow shoppers, usually online, ...