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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Madison Troyer

Credit Scores Tumble For The Second Year In A Row, As Americans Struggle To Stay Afloat

Credit Score Criticized as Absurd

The national average FICO score has dropped to 715, a new report from decision managment company Fair Issac Corporation (NYSE: FICO) says. This is down two points from 2024, and marks the second year in a row that credit scores have declined.

Amy Crew Cutts, president of economics and policy consulting firm AC Cutts & Associates LLC, says that the drop can be tied to the pandemic.

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