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Inflation, interest rates, and student loan payments are reshaping financial stability. The K-shaped economy strikes again.

For a few precious weeks last year, I had perfect credit. Sometime over the summer, I clicked on one of those credit update links, signed in and beheld the magical digits: 850. I had never had perfect ...

This story was updated on April 7, 2026, to include additional clarification from a FICO spokesperson regarding its pricing structure, wholesale royalties, and the role of credit bureaus in tri-merge ...