Check Your Credit Score. Lenders use your credit score as one factor when determining your loan amount and interest rate. Most use credit reports from the three primary credit bureaus (Experian, Transunion, and Equifax) to evaluate your credit score.

Check your credit report to watch for identity theft and errors posted by creditors. The three major U.S. credit bureaus are Equifax ®, Experian ®, and TransUnion ®. Monitor your credit report.

One of the most popular scoring models is the FICO® score, which uses a five-category scoring model that weighs payment history (35%) amounts owed (30%), length of credit history (15%), new credit (10%), and credit mix (10%). Read more about what makes up your credit score.

Check Your Credit Score. Lenders use your credit score as one factor when determining your loan amount and interest rate. Most use credit reports from the three primary credit bureaus (Experian, Transunion, and Equifax) to evaluate your credit score.

One of the most popular scoring models is the FICO ® score, which uses a five-category scoring model that weighs payment history (35%) amounts owed (30%), length of credit history (15%), new credit (10%), and credit mix (10%). Read more about what makes up your credit score.

Lenders use your credit score as one factor when determining your loan amount and interest rate. Most use credit reports from the three primary credit bureaus (Experian, Transunion, and Equifax) to evaluate your credit score.

Lenders use your credit score as one factor when determining your loan amount and interest rate. Most use credit reports from the three primary credit bureaus (Experian, Transunion, and Equifax) to evaluate your credit score.

One of the most popular scoring models is the FICO ® score, which uses a five-category scoring model that weighs payment history (35%) amounts owed (30%), length of credit history (15%), new credit (10%), and credit mix (10%). Read more about what makes up your credit score.

Lenders use your credit score as one factor when determining your loan amount and interest rate. Most use credit reports from the three primary credit bureaus (Experian, Transunion, and Equifax) to evaluate your credit score.

Your credit score is a tool that lenders use to measure the risk of doing business with you. Higher credit scores translate to lower risk for the lender, which generally means more savings for you — not to mention an easier time qualifying for the financin...