Credit scores are the gatekeepers of credit. They determine how much credit you’ll receive and under what terms. Credit scores have also become more influential and are now used for job and apartment ...

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Gen Z has seen its credit score drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt ...

Financial experts have warned the drop marks the biggest since the Great Recession and could spell economic trouble for the middle class.

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.