excellent credit

Top borrower rating

Excellent credit describes the highest tier of creditworthiness, typically a credit score above 750 or 800 depending on the scoring model.

Lenders offer their best interest rates and terms to borrowers with excellent credit: With her excellent credit, she qualified for the lowest mortgage rate available.

The threshold varies by institution, but excellent credit generally reflects a long history of on-time payments and low debt utilization.

Related
  • high scoreMaximum points achieved
  • FICOCreditworthiness rating system
  • 750Seven hundred fifty
  • 800Three-digit round number
  • top tierHighest rank possible

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credit quality/score

excellent creditpoor credit

Low borrowing trustworthiness

bad credit · subprime · uncreditworthy · nonprime · no credit

financial standing/health

excellent creditfinancial ruin

Complete loss of wealth

bankruptcy · defaulted · delinquent · insolvent · credit risk

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