FICO and Plaid launch a new credit score powered by real-time cash flow data

The updated UltraFICO score blends traditional credit information with Plaid’s transaction-level data from 12,000-plus ...
Stacker on MSN

How your credit score really affects your car insurance rate

CheapInsurance.com reports that your credit score influences auto insurance rates, with significant cost variations based on credit profiles and state regulations.
AOL

I Asked an AI Money Assistant How To Quickly Raise My Credit Score – Here’s What It Said

If there’s one thing almost everyone wants to know — other than how to find the fountain of youth — it’s how to improve their credit score. And for good reason: Boosting your credit score opens the ...
The Motley Fool

3 Little-Known Perks of Having a Credit Score of 750+

Most people know a good credit score can unlock better loan rates. But when your score hits 750 or higher, that's when the real magic happens. Think of it like entering the VIP section of your ...
The Motley Fool

Here's What Happens When Your Credit Score Reaches a Perfect 850

Big news for me this week… I checked my credit score and it's now sitting at 840! That means I'm just 10 points away from hitting the elusive perfect 850. Only about 1.5% of Americans ever see that ...
USA Today

Your credit score could soon be impacted by 'pay later' loans. Details about the change.

Clicking the "pay later" option at checkout could start impacting your credit score in the coming weeks. In February, the credit scoring agency FICO announced it would begin factoring Buy Now, Pay ...
The New York Times

Those Missed Student Loan Payments Are Messing Up Your Credit Score

A new report finds that scores dropped the most for those age 18 to 29. Here’s how to deal with a drop in your score. By Ann Carrns Young adults, those 18 to 29, are starting to see the negative ...