(InvestigateTV) — Experian shares that the typical credit score in the U.S. is 715 or “Good,” but many are still plagued with lower scores. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), your credit ...

Regardless of what happens to the proposed credit card interest rate cap, a better credit score gets you access to better rates.

Your credit score shapes every aspect of your mortgage terms, from your interest rate to your total repayment amount. Lenders ...

When you’re applying for a loan, credit card or lease, knowing the difference between your credit score and credit report can give you some insight into how your lender or landlord views you from a ...

Those with less than perfect credit might be surprised at how quickly they can improve their credit scores, beginning with paying their bills bimonthly.

I've seen folks raise their scores by 50+ points in just a few months, without doing anything fancy. They just learned which factors affected their score most, and focused on improving those areas.

I wasn't chasing the elusive 850 credit score, but this one easy change got me there anyway. Here's what I did. Tiffany Wendeln Connors was a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus on credit cards.

The way your credit score is calculated may change this fall. The Fair Isaac Corp. — commonly known as FICO — announced in June a new version of its scoring algorithms to include buy-now-pay-later ...