Hanna Horvath is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Red Venture's senior editor of content partnerships. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible Operations, Inc.

Lenders usually consider a credit score of 800 or higher or higher “excellent credit.” FICO defines excellent credit as 800 or above, while VantageScore defines it as 781 or above. More lenders ...

Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible Operations, Inc. (Credible), which is majority-owned indirectly by Fox Corporation. The Fox Money content is created and ...

Your credit score is used by lenders, landlords and even potential employers to assess your financial risk and trustworthiness — so the higher your score, the better. An excellent credit score, which ...

A credit score of 800 or above is considered excellent and has the same benefits as a perfect 850 score. Benefits of an 800 ...

Credit building can be a long process with several ups and downs, and everyone seems to have a different experience with it. It might take some cardholders a decade or more to climb to the highest ...

Excellent credit is a high credit score that shows lenders you are a low-risk borrower, generally ranging from 740 to 850 on FICO or VantageScore models. Consumers with excellent credit can qualify ...

With more than two decades of editorial experience, Brian Kagan has been copyediting and proofreading for companies across a variety of industries such as small business, marketing, travel, health and ...