 TITLE: Can I Calculate My Credit Score? CONTENT: How to Check Your Credit Scores\n-------------------------------\nWhile it's helpful to keep in mind the factors that affect credit scores, and to avoid behaviors that can hurt them, the best way to keep track of your credit score is to check it regularly. Monitoring helps you track progress toward score improvement, and gives a good sense of how lenders will view you as an applicant.\nIf you check your FICO® Score using Experian's free tools, you'll also receive information about the specific factors in your Experian credit report that are preventing you from getting a higher score. This information can help you better understand your credit profile, and may suggest steps you can take to improve your scores over time.\nWhile it's not possible to crunch the numbers yourself to figure out your credit score at home, it's easy to access your scores as determined by models such as FICO and VantageScore, and to identify behaviors that can help you improve them. END