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Credit Score Ranges
First of all, if you want to see your most up-to-date credit score for free, you can get it from TransUnion.
- Excellent 780+ – With an excellent score of 780 or higher you will get the best rates available.
- Very Good 720 – 779 – This is a very strong score and you shouldn’t have any problems getting good rates.
- Good 680 – 719 – This is a good credit range to be at, but you won’t get the very best rates.
- Average 620 – 679 – Your score could use some improvements but you should still be able to get decent rates.
- Poor 580 – 629 – A credit score in this range indicates that you’re higher risk and might have trouble finding decent rates.
- Very Poor 579 or less – Anything less than 580 means that you’re very high risk. Don’t worry though, this can be fixed.
Credit Scores – Where You Stand
| Very Poor | Poor | Average | Good | Very Good | Excellent |
| 579 | 619 | 679 | 719 | 779 | 800+ |
| 578 | 618 | 678 | 718 | 778 | 799 |
| 577 | 617 | 677 | 717 | 777 | 798 |
| 576 | 616 | 676 | 716 | 776 | 797 |
| 575 | 615 | 675 | 715 | 775 | 796 |
| 574 | 614 | 674 | 714 | 774 | 795 |
| 573 | 613 | 673 | 713 | 773 | 794 |
| 572 | 612 | 672 | 712 | 772 | 793 |
| 571 | 611 | 671 | 711 | 771 | 792 |
| 570 | 610 | 670 | 710 | 770 | 791 |
| 569 | 609 | 669 | 709 | 769 | 790 |
| 568 | 608 | 668 | 708 | 768 | 789 |
| 567 | 607 | 667 | 707 | 767 | 788 |
| 566 | 606 | 666 | 706 | 766 | 787 |
| 565 | 605 | 665 | 705 | 765 | 786 |
| 564 | 604 | 664 | 704 | 764 | 785 |
| 563 | 603 | 663 | 703 | 763 | 784 |
| 562 | 602 | 662 | 702 | 762 | 783 |
| 561 | 601 | 661 | 701 | 761 | 782 |
| 560 | 600 | 660 credit score | 700 | 760 | 781 |
| 559 | 599 | 659 | 699 | 759 | 780 |
| 558 | 598 | 658 | 698 | 758 | |
| 557 | 597 | 657 | 697 | 757 | |
| 556 | 596 | 656 | 696 | 756 | |
| 555 | 595 | 655 | 695 | 755 | |
| 554 | 594 | 654 | 694 | 754 | |
| 553 | 593 | 653 credit score | 693 | 753 | |
| 552 | 592 | 652 | 692 | 752 | |
| 551 | 591 | 651 | 691 | 751 | |
| 550 | 590 | 650 | 690 | 750 | |
| 549 | 589 credit score | 649 | 689 | 749 | |
| 548 | 588 | 648 | 688 | 748 | |
| 547 | 587 | 647 | 687 | 747 | |
| 546 | 586 | 646 | 686 | 746 | |
| 545 | 585 | 645 credit score | 685 | 745 | |
| 544 | 584 | 644 | 684 | 744 | |
| 541 | 583 | 643 credit rating | 683 | 743 | |
| 540 | 582 | 642 | 682 | 742 | |
| 539 | 581 | 641 | 681 | 741 | |
| 538 | 580 | 640 | 680 | 740 | |
| 537 | 639 | 739 | |||
| 536 | 638 | 738 | |||
| 535 | 637 | 737 | |||
| 534 | 636 | 736 | |||
| 533 | 635 | 735 | |||
| 532 | 634 | 734 | |||
| 531 | 633 | 733 | |||
| 530 | 632 | 732 | |||
| 529 | 631 | 731 | |||
| 528 | 630 | 730 | |||
| 527 | 629 | 729 | |||
| 526 | 628 | 728 | |||
| 525 | 627 | 727 | |||
| 524 | 626 | 726 | |||
| 523 | 625 | 725 | |||
| 522 | 624 | 724 | |||
| 521 | 623 | 723 | |||
| 520 | 622 | 722 | |||
| 519 | 621 | 721 | |||
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Moving Up The Credit Score Ranges
Like I said, don’t worry if your credit score is sitting at the lower end of the credit score ranges. You can improve your credit score in no time if you dedicate some time to learning about how credit repair works. Read my article Starting Your Credit Repair Journey to improve your credit score quickly.
Have you ever seen anyone with a score of over 830? I heard that it can go all the way up to 850 but never seen any score that high.
Yeah, from what I understand (and have heard others say) is that nobody really has a score above 830.
Mine is, surprisingly , 836. I just checked it a couple of hours ago. Not totally sure how it improved so much, so quickly. But somehow it did. I’m not going to complain. I’m in Canada, though. Perhaps it’s slightly different here. Or are you here as well?
I read somewhere that the highest FICO score is 826
Actually now that you mention it, I think I’ve read the same thing.
I’ve never checked my credit score before. I don’t have any credit cards or a mortgage I never have. I just checked and my score is 992 I’m so surprised after reading these comments
Your credit score is false as people with no credit cards and loans have poor credit score usually. This is the only reason why I had applied for a credit card could of years ago.
I have a 685 credit score, is that good?
Check out the chart
What about 636 credit score, I think that’s good, do you?
Check chart above 🙂
I had a cosign on a car loan and have improved my credit from bad to average. I sit at 638 at present. My car was recently hit and totaled. The pay out will be enough to cover my car loan with a little extra. I was hoping to get a new car. My credit union approved a lone on my own at 8.9% on a used car or 7.9% on a new but not enough to look at a new car. They said since I have not had a loan of that size before they would not take that step even though my financials show I can afford it (I was pre-approved but the underwriter moved back the amount allowed). Should I see about getting a loan though the dealership (my understanding is they tend to have more give) or is what my bank offering a better choice long term for my credit. One site said not to be afraid to get multiple offers to get the best deal but I am worried doing so could be a big negative with multiple creditors touching my recovering credit score. Also is the rate offered by my credit union going to be about the average or will a dealer offer a lower or higher rate based off of my credit score.
Personally, I wouldn’t get a car loan at 7.9%.. that’s too high.. I’d get a junker and save up.
Go directly to the dealership and pass go if you have about $2,000.00. If you lave good credit, and it looks like you do, I’d look in to leasing a car. It’s new and the leasing company will require minimum insurance on the car, so your monthly insurance premiums will be higher and you’ll have a couple of options for the mileage/lease terms. But your monthly payment should be lower than if you buy a car. I leased for 3 years and was going to lease again, but because I had just bought a house, I was out of cash. I was going to go ahead an buy the car and refinance with the leasing company, but after going over my options with the dealership, I found out that since I had a great history with buying/leasing cars (on time payments), I was able to get a brand new car financed without interest. Next car, though, will be a lease. I’m getting older and will be retiring in about 8 years and don’t expect to be driving much after this car bites the dust (about the life span I expect with cars). Good Luck!
I’ve had a FICO of 836 for a short period. It’s been at 828 for a while now. So I guess it’s theoretically possible to have above 826.
Yup
I am 826 and have been as high as 830. I just paid off a JUMBO mortgage, so it will be interesting to see if my rate drops as I don’t need to borrow right now.
I have a credit score of 733 and my girlfriend has a score of 593( due to student loans and high car payments/insurance) can we combine the two scores and have something average? Or is it still poor? We are looking to get an apartment and worried that we wont be approved.
You can’t combine them. Perhaps only put your name on the lease?
Is there a resource that allows you to view acceptable/average rates one may get on different respective loan types based on their credit standing?
It depends on the type of loan you want.
Scores 646 recently paid a collection 0f $418 how high and soon will my score go up/reflect
Did you ask them to remove it in exchange for paying it off? If not.. you should read my post on how to remove collections from your credit report.
My FICO score is 720 but Equifax and Experisn report 637. Is this going to be an issue as I just applied for a HELOC.
It might be. Acceptance of that loan will depend on a variety of factors.
I have a 766 … hoping to crack 780 by June next year
How’s your progress?
I have a 578 score with one credit bureau and a 676 with another. I know they vary to some degree but how is this possible??
I’d check to make sure they have consistent data. In other words, does one credit bureau show an account that the other doesn’t have listed?
I have a poor credit score of 572, but my 22 year old son has a 729 but with low income. If my income shows I can afford a car payment of $400/mo, can he be a cosigner on a car loan for me?
Sure
If my transition is 690 and Equifax is 697,how much amount of a loan would I be approved for
y looking for a short term loan pay off in 6 weeks 38,000 dollars
My credit score is 707, my husband is 565. We need to get a car loan. He is working, I’m not. Is it possible to get a car loan?
If you have a credit score of 552 and no one you know will co sign a lease (and you don’t have thousands of dollars to offer for 4 mos security), how can you hope to live inside? Most rooming houses and apartments demand that you earn at least 10x the rent, which is impossible on a fixed income, so I’m at a loss.
Is this a situation where you settle for a bad marriage just to avoid homelessness?