Your credit score is a vital part of your financial health. A high score can get you better loan rates and much more. A low score can make almost anything money-wise difficult. Here are some ways to quickly boost your score.

You’ve likely heard about credit scores before (thanks to all those commercials with terrible jingles), but what do you actually know about them? How long have they been around? And what’s the deal with checking them? This course on understanding your credit score will give you some insight into how you can improve yours.