Credit Scores by Generation: How Age Influences Your FICO Score

Discover how average credit scores vary by generation, with a detailed breakdown for Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, baby boomers, ...
Fast Company

Why Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping—and what to do if yours is too

Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total national average ...

Gen Z's credit scores are declining. Here's what you can do if yours is too

FICO report found that 34 percent of Gen Z consumers have open student loans, compared to 17% of the total population, and the decline in credit scores is primarily due to the resumption of student ...

Gen Z credit scores saw a record decline in 2025, data shows. How are Wisconsin borrowers doing?

In 2025, the average credit score for Gen Z borrowers fell to 676, well below the national average of 715, according to a ...
The Vindicator

Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping

NEW YORK — Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total national ...
AOL

Gen Z’s credit scores just suffered the biggest drop of any generation in years—student loans, rent and ‘doom spending’ are to blame

As Gen Z awaits its share of the $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer from their baby boomer relatives, the generation’s financial footing is being put to the test. Typically, younger consumers see the ...

Credit scores just plunged at fastest pace since Great Recession — how does your FICO compare to the new average?

Bankcard delinquency rates, for example, hit 11.7% this year, only 2% shy of the Great Recession peak. Meanwhile, credit card ...

Gen Z Wants to Build Credit. It Has Few Options.

Roadblocks for today’s young adults include fewer entry-level jobs, rising debt and increasing reliance on debit cards or ...