Episode 51: Credit Scores by Making Cents of Money published on 2022-11-02T14:18:35Z Your credit score is so much more than just a number! In this episode of Making Cents of Money, we explain what they are, how they work, and what you can do to enhance them to improve your access to credit. Additional Resources • Build Credit to Your Advantage webinar on November 9 at 12 PM CT. Registration: https://go.uillinois.edu/getsavvywebinars • What is a credit score? - https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-a-credit-score-en-315/ • Understanding How a FICO Credit Score is Determined - https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/continuing-feducation-video-series/episode-1-understanding-how-a-fico-credit-score-is-determined • New FICO Scores via myFICO - https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/credit-scores/new-fico-scores • Who are the credit invisibles? - https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201612_cfpb_credit_invisible_policy_report.pdf • Making Cents of Money (episode 42): Credit Access - https://soundcloud.com/idfpr/episode-42-credit-access?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing • SMMC Credit web page - https://www.studentmoney.uillinois.edu/learn/Credit Genre Learning