Why Your Credit Score Matters

Imagine this. You’ve found the perfect apartment. It’s in the right neighborhood,

it’s got great light, and you can actually afford the rent. You fill out the application,

you’re excited... and then, three days later, you get the email. Denied.

Why? Because of a three-digit number that somehow defines your financial trustworthiness

to a total stranger. Or maybe you go to buy a car. You see the sticker price and think,

"Okay, I can manage those monthly payments." But when you sit down with the finance

manager, that monthly payment suddenly jumps up by $150. Why?

That same three-digit number. If you live in the United States, there is perhaps