credit scores

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of credit score.
  credit score

  noun

  a numerical ranking of an individual’s financial creditworthiness based on spending and credit history, indicating to potential lenders and credit card issuers the individual’s capacity and likelihood to make timely payments of amounts due on loans or credit cards.

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credit scores

This time, Bilt cardholders received mistaken debt collection notices and saw their credit scores go down as a result, sparking more embarrassing news stories and angry complaints.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

At a time when bills are going up, however, credit scores can offer a peek at what’s happening at different income levels.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Egan-Jones provided the credit scores for 37% of Delaware Life’s private-letter rated debt, and 70% of Clear Spring’s, according to the Journal’s analysis of ratings data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Amex has made efforts in recent years to bring in consumers with higher incomes and better credit scores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Capital One was a rare example of a company that seemed to have found a smart way to lend money to Americans with weak credit scores.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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