How to Read Your Credit Score

Certain numbers are very important in our lives. If you're on a diet, you'll tend to monitor the digits on your scale with a mixture of hope and trepidation. Prospective college students who've recently taken the SAT wait with bated breath for the numerals that comprise their test results to arrive in the mail. If you're in the process of seeking a car loan, there are three digits that matter most: the trinity of numbers that comprise your credit score.

A credit score is a reckoning of an individual's creditworthiness based on an analysis of the data reflected in his or ... Back to article