A credit score is a number that rates a consumer’s creditworthiness. The higher the score, the better a borrower looks to ...

The pool of consumers potentially falling into the subprime credit tier might grow by nearly 6 million individuals based on the trends connected with student loans recently highlighted by TransUnion.

Corrections & Clarifications: This story has been updated to correct a misspelled name provided by TransUnion. Its senior vice president and head of consumer lending is Joshua Turnbull. Another credit ...

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