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Free credit score & report

Know your number,
own your next move

Check your score as often as you like — it never hurts it — and see exactly what's driving it up or down.

How it works

See your score

Get your score and full report in one place, updated regularly — for free.

Understand it

Plain-English reasons behind every change, so you know exactly what's helping or hurting.

Improve it

Personalized, unbiased steps — and a simulator to test the impact before you act.

The score ranges

Most scores run 300 to 850. Here's roughly how lenders read them.

Poor300–579
Fair580–669
Good670–739
Very good740–799
Excellent800–850

What moves your score

Payment history35%

Whether you pay on time — the single biggest factor. One missed payment can sting.

Amounts owed30%

How much of your available credit you're using. Staying under ~30% helps.

Length of history15%

How long your accounts have been open. Older, seasoned credit is stronger.

Credit mix10%

A healthy blend of cards and loans shows you can manage different types.

New credit10%

Recent applications and new accounts. A flurry of them can look risky.

Weights are approximate and vary by scoring model. See the full breakdown →

Never get surprised by your report

Get an alert the moment something important changes — a new account, a big balance shift, or a hard inquiry.

Turn on monitoring

Frequently asked questions

No. Viewing your own score is a soft inquiry, which never affects it. Only a hard inquiry — when a lender pulls your credit for an application — can have a small, temporary impact.

We refresh your score and report on a regular cadence so you can watch trends over time and catch changes early.

There are several scoring models and three bureaus, so numbers can differ. What matters is the trend and the underlying factors, which move the same direction across models.

Some moves — like lowering your utilization — can show up within a billing cycle or two. Building a long, on-time history takes longer, but it's the most durable gain.