Getting a perfect credit score is impressive, but is it necessary? Here's what an 850 does -- and doesn't -- get you.

As Lynnette Khlafani-Cox looked at her credit score back in 2022, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. The number that popped up on her screen: 850. She is a renowned money expert known as ‘The ...

Having a perfect 850 credit score might sound impressive -- but what does it really get you? Here's the truth in 2025.

Perfect credit, or even really good credit, opens doors for American consumers. Better interest rates on loans. Better odds of renting an apartment or landing a job. Lower insurance premiums. But how ...

There's something oddly satisfying about seeing your credit score climb higher and higher. You start out just trying to avoid "bad," then shoot for "good," and before you know it, you're obsessing ...

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Some people doggedly pursue a perfect credit score: an 850. But they shouldn't. In this stock image, a bullseye is pictured. Getty Images April 13, 2014— -- There are some people in life for whom ...