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What is a good credit score? These factors can impact your score.

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FICO created the first credit score model in 1989 .

The brand was a pioneer in developing a way to calculate credit scores on a scale between 300 and 8:50 .

Today it's known as the most widely used and accepted credit score.

About 67% of Americans have a FICO credit score of 670 and above.

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