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The Average Credit Score Just Hit a New High. See How Yours Stacks Up

By: Kaitlin Mulhere
Kaitlin Mulhere, expert in Student loans, college costs, and Editor at Money
Kaitlin Mulhere
Editor | Joined March 2015
Kaitlin Mulhere is an editor at Money.com. Since joining in 2015, she’s written and edited about a variety of personal finance topics, including banks, credit, student debt, saving strategies and more.
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Published: Jan 14, 2020 4 min read
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The typical credit score in the United States hit a new record in 2019, with the average FICO score rising to 703.

That average has increased 14 points in the past decade, according to Experian’s 2019 Consumer Credit Review, released Monday.