Over 2.2 million borrowers saw 100+ point credit score drops due to resumed student loan payments. More than 1 million Americans lost 150+ points, oft ...

Those consequences can include a hit to your credit score of 100 points or more. LendingTree says you could lose up to 180 points, although that’s unlikely for those with all but the highest scores.

A new WalletHub report reveals which U.S. cities saw the biggest credit score improvements over the past year, with St. Louis ...

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair Isaac Corporation, the company behind the widely recognized FICO score, to ...

According to CBS News MoneyWatch, a credit utilization ratio of 50% or higher could ding your score 50-100 points, and a maxed-out ratio of 90% or more will potentially lower it by 100 points or more.

Raise your credit score by 100 points in a few months through timely payments, low credit utilisation, fewer credit applications, and regular credit report checks. Shivam Shukla Published 21 May ...

Seeing her credit score drop so dramatically "was what threw me into action," Quinones says. "I was like, 'Oh, my God.' I went back into [my loan servicer] website, took a peek, and was just kind ...

Specifically, 2.2 million student loan borrowers, who became newly delinquent in the first quarter of 2025, saw their credit scores drop by more than 100 points.

Credit scores dipped by more than 100 points for 2.2 million delinquent student loan borrowers, and 150 points or more for more than 1 million in the first three months of 2025, according to an ...

Seeing her credit score drop so dramatically "was what threw me into action," Quinones says. "I was like, 'Oh, my God.' I went back into [my loan servicer] website, took a peek, and was just kind ...