Lauren Bowling

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Lauren Bowling is the blogger behind the popular personal finance site L Bee and the Money Tree, where she writes about all things related to money as it relates to self-esteem. As a writer, Lauren’s work has been featured on Yahoo! Finance, Money Talks News and Credit.com

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5 Ways to Avoid Credit Temptation

I get it. Credit is sexy. It was designed to be that way. What’s sexier than being able to finance large purchases, buy the things you really... read more »

By: Lauren Bowling • 3/18/14

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Bad Credit Stats

The average FICO Score of American consumers:

717

Most banks and lenders consider a bad credit score to be less than:

650

The age range of Americans with the lowest average credit score:

18-24

The age range of Americans with the highest average credit score is:

55+

The percentage of U.S. adults who are considered to have bad credit:

27%

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350-650	651-700	701-750	751-850

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Lauren Bowling

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