A Fight Over Credit Scores Turns Into All-Out War

Your FICO score has long determined whether you could get a mortgage, car loan or credit card. That could change soon.

Liz Weston: Senior weighs risks of forgetting to make credit card payments against lowered credit scores

Forgetting to make a credit card payment can lower your score anyway. Why not close some of the ones you don't use?
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Fannie Mae eliminating minimum 620 credit score eligibility requirement

Private mortgage insurance companies still require a minimum 600 or 620 middle credit score for borrowers putting less than 20% down.

Americans’ credit scores are falling. Here’s how to fix it

As consumers turn to their credit cards to offset rising costs, credit scores are feeling the strain. Here's what to do if ...

Gen Z credit scores saw a record decline in 2025, data shows. How are Wisconsin borrowers doing?

In 2025, the average credit score for Gen Z borrowers fell to 676, well below the national average of 715, according to a FICO report.