Here's what it takes to achieve an 800 credit score

Only one in four Americans has a credit score above 800, which is considered exceptional, according to industry data.

What Is a Good Credit Score?

What is considered a good credit score depends on the type of credit score used. You have multiple credit scores, but the ...

Why Credit Scores Don’t Always Match and Which One Really Matters Most to You

Your score is constantly changing because lenders regularly provide new information about you to the credit bureaus. For ...
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16% of Americans Have Poor Credit. Here's How to Boost Your Score Out of That Range

FICO® Scores (the most commonly used credit scores in the U.S.) range from a low of 300 to a high of 850. But within that range, there are different credit score tiers you might fall into. And the ...
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Credit scores are down in all 50 states: Here's where they dropped the most

Credit scores were down across the country over the past year. Credit scores have dropped in all 50 states over the past year, as credit card balances swell and more people struggle to make payments, ...
NerdWallet

Best Credit Cards for a 600 Credit Score of February 2026

Paul Soucy has led the Credit Cards content team at NerdWallet since 2015 and the Travel Rewards team since 2023; he is also director of content for Consumer Credit verticals. He was an editor with ...
CNET

I Have an Almost 800 Credit Score. Here's How I Did It

Daniella Flores (they/them) is a former software engineer and founder of the two-time award-winning money, career and side hustle resource platform "I Like to Dabble" for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent ...