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Get to Know Your Credit Score

Stock quotes in this article: EFX , GUSS.PK , FIC , FNM , FRE  

It can cost you anytime you apply for a mortgage, rent an apartment, buy homeowners insurance or even interview for a new job.

It's your credit score, yet most people don't understand what it measures or how it works, according to a recent survey by the Consumer Federation of America of Washington, D.C., a nonprofit association of some 300 consumer groups.

Only about one-third of consumers correctly understand what a credit score does, the survey found. ...

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