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What Is a Prime Credit Score? A Guide for Consumers

Credit Corp

Although a prime score isn’t the highest credit score you can have—credit scores generally range from 300 to 850—it’s high enough to help you qualify for many loans and credit cards. Additional Score Categories Prime is just one of the five categories used to classify consumer credit scores in the context of lending.

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A giant US hospital chain says it’s leading the fight against medical debt. Not all patients agree

Collection Industry News

Folwell, a Republican who was the state treasurer for the past eight years, said Atriums billing and collection tactics helped wreck many patients credit records, which made it hard for them to rent housing, get new mortgages, or even find affordable cellphone and auto insurance plans.