The Credit Game
How your score actually works and how to raise it
The Credit Game
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Activity 1: FICO Weight-Ranking Game
Tap the five factors that make up your FICO score in order from highest impact to lowest. We'll grade your guess and reveal the action rule for each.
Tap the five factors in order from highest impact (1) to lowest (5). Tap again to remove. Once all five are ranked, hit Check my ranking.
Activity 2: Credit Action Checklist
Set up credit monitoring and pull your free annual credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com once a year. Check each off as you go.
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