Credit 101

What is a fair credit score?

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Any score between 580 and 669 is considered fair, according to the FICO® credit scoring model.

A fair credit score commonly refers to any FICO® score between 580 and 669. Most FICO scores fall into one of the following five categories on a scale from 300 to 850:

FICO® score categories Credit score ranges
Poor 300 to 579
Fair 580 to 669
Good 670 to 739
Very good 740 to 799
Excellent 800 to 850
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