California Mortgage Applicants Continue to Have Highest Credit Scores in Nation

MEQUON, WI-- - A recent study by Mortgage Marvel® found that California mortgage applicants, for the second year in a row, have the highest average credit scores in the nation at 754 -- a full 24 points ...

Credit Score Zealots Pursue Fool's Errand for Top Score

Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financialplanner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it's780, which is 69 points above the median score. Rose, who lives in Carbondale, Illinois , said he opened ...

Credit Score Zealots Pursue Fool’s Errand

Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financial planner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it’s 780, which is 69 points above the median score.

Credit score zealots pursue fool's errand for numbers over 800

Credit score zealots pursue fool's errand for numbers over 800 BlOOMBERG Copyright 2012 BlOOMBERG. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:56 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 NEW YORK - Jeff Rose, a 33-year-old financial planner, is trying to improve his credit score even though it's 780, which is 69 points above the median ...

Little benefit in boosting already-high credit score

Jeff Rose, 33, a financial planner, is trying to improve his credit score — even though it's 780, which is 69 points above the median score.