What Happens When You Reach an 850 Credit Score? It's Not What You Think

Having a perfect 850 credit score might sound impressive -- but what does it really get you? Here's the truth in 2025.

The beginner's guide to credit scores: How to understand and improve your score

A good credit score can help you in buying a home, starting a business or getting a car loan. CNBC Select explains how to get started building credit.
The Motley Fool

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

Congratulations -- you've just reached credit score perfection. Now what? Going by the commonly-used FICO® Score system, 850 is the highest credit score possible. That means lenders see you as a very ...

Here’s the Average Credit Score of Americans at Every Age (How Do You Compare?)

Here's the average credit score for Americans in every age group, from Gen Z to Baby Boomers, plus how your own score stacks ...

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.
Investopedia

You Need Stellar Credit to Buy in This Housing Market

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Credit scores to include rental payments, says major ratings agency

Rental payments will be reflected in credit scores, one of the UK's main credit ratings agencies has said. Experian said it ...

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.