Jerry Brown is a personal finance writer based in Baton Rouge, La. He's been writing about personal finance for three years. Financial products he enjoys covering include credit cards, personal loans, ...

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The average credit score in February 2025 was 715, according to FICO, the data analytics firm whose scoring models are used in 90% of lending decisions. That's compared to 716 in January 2025 and 717 ...

Older consumers tend to have higher scores, but every generation's score is on the rise Katie Miller is a consumer financial services expert. She worked for almost two decades as an executive, leading ...

The average FICO Score in the U.S. hit a record high of 710 last year, according to Experian’s 2020 Consumer Credit Review. And a majority of states (33) managed to achieve or surpass this record high ...

The average test scores for U.S. 13-year-olds have dipped in reading and dropped sharply in math since 2020, according to new data from National Assessment of Educational Progress. The average scores, ...

The average American has a pretty decent credit score. The average Minnesota resident has an even better one. For the third year in a row, Minnesota residents have the highest credit scores in the U.S ...