Apples, bananas, oranges, grapes, berries, melons and pineapples are all part of the broader fruit category the same way that social networking, social news, social bookmarking, wikis, blogs and private web messaging are part of the broader social media category.
As of November 2014 (the last time Experian annually updated its Experianâs âState of Creditâ data), the national average VantageScore was 666. Remember, Vantage scores run from 300 (worst) to 850 (best). Hereâs a list of the metro areas with the best scores, and those with the worst (as of November 2014).
The average American's credit profile The average American's 2016 FICO score of 700 is up slightly from an average of 695 in 2015. It's worth mentioning that an updated FICO scoring method, FICO Score 9, is now being used in the analysis, so it's possible the small increase could be due to this change.