Your credit score can impact everything from the rate you get on a mortgage to whether or not you qualify for a credit card. But most people have no idea how their credit score stacks up against ...

A person’s credit score affects everything from buying a house to applying for a credit card— and a new map shows the average score state-by-state. Newsweek analyzed credit scores in each state using ...

Having a good credit score can save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars on credit cards, mortgages and other loans.

Average credit scores dropped in all 50 U.S. states between 2024 and 2025, pointing to growing financial strain for many ...

People who grew up in New England tend to have higher credit scores than those who grew up in several other U.S. regions, according to a study by The Opportunity Atlas. The study, based on anonymized ...

Consumer debt is rising, and now credit scores have declined. The national average FICO credit score dropped to 715 from 717, according to a recent report from FICO, developer of one of the scores ...

The average U.S. FICO score has dropped two points in the last year to 715, which could signal that consumers are facing increasing financial stress. Perhaps more concerning is that 90-plus-day ...

Here's the average credit score for Americans in their 50s, what it means for your finances, and how to strengthen your ...

The national average FICO credit score dropped to 715 from 717, according to a recent report from FICO, developer of one of the scores most widely used by lenders. FICO scores range between 300 and ...