How does your credit score impact you?
Over the last decade, the credit score has evolved to become an invaluable tool for lenders to use in determining an applicants ability to pay their
financial commitments. Your credit score will affect interest rates received on credit cards, loans, auto insurance, homeowner's insurance, cell
phones, utilities and more. It can even affect your education and career. You can benefit significantly in all aspect of your life by having good
credit scores.
Your credit score is determined by the statistics from your credit report. Your score is generated at the time your credit report is requested
and is not stored as part of the report. Here you can learn more about the 3 major credit bureaus, credit monitoring, credit reports, credit scores (and what determines them) and identity theft.
Understanding your credit information will help keep you in control of your finances and help determine how lenders treat you.
What's your Credit Score?
The most common score is a FICO® (Fair Isaacs) score. Each of the 3 credit bureaus
(Experian,
TransUnion,
Equifax) collects credit information about you. Not all of the information the bureaus have is the same,
though, so it is vital in understanding where your credit stands to obtain a credit score from each of the 3 bureaus.
Your free credit score is not just a number, it is a tool that you can control and use to save cash. It will become important whenever you need credit
and it is an important factor to be considered by any financial organization before they approve your credit application.
Get a free credit score estimate using our free credit score estimator* tool below.
While not an actual score, the estimated credit score is accurate in determining the range your credit score may fall under based on the answers to
the questions. There is also no obligation beyond the estimate for this score.
View your Estimated Free Credit Score with our Free Credit Score Estimator. Find out more about your credit report and credit score, use our free credit score estimator, then get monitoring to find our your true credit score.
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