Sen. Schumer Calls for Government to Protect Student Loans Amid Passage of $700 Billion Bailout Bill Concerned that students who are eligible to go to college won’t be able to pay for their education costs in light of the current credit crisis and a steadily worsening economy, Sen. Charles Schumer... 

What is a FICO score? FICO comes from the Fair Isaac Company, which came up with the process of condensing all of your credit information into one three-digit number. Three major credit bureaus hold your FICO score; Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian, and each calculate it a little different than the...