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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adriana Morga

Gen Z's credit scores are dropping. Here's what to do if yours is too

Financial Wellness-Credit Scores - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week.

The total national average credit score dropped two points this year to 715, according to the report from credit scoring company FICO. But Gen Z's average score dropped three points to 676, the largest year-over-year decrease among any age group since 2020.

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