Instead of asking what is a good credit score, ask what you can do with your FICO score The first thing people want to know after checking their credit score is usually, “Ok, is that a good credit score?” There’s no one answer for what makes a good credit score. What’s more important is what you can do with different scores. See, your credit is a lot more important than you may understand. Even … [Read more...]
Surprising Facts about Bad Credit that Put You in Control
These surprising facts about credit will help you be a smarter consumer of debt and increase your FICO score Despite what Dunkin Donuts would like you to believe, America runs on credit rather than deep-fried donuts. Americans hold $9.1 trillion in debt they used to buy a home and $1.4 trillion to pay for education. They used $1.2 trillion in credit to move themselves around and charged more … [Read more...]