 TITLE: Consumer Finances Then and Now: The Great Recession vs. 2020 CONTENT: Average Credit Score Higher in 2020\n-----------------------------------\nCredit scores are one of many indicators reflecting consumers' financial health—specifically how they are managing debt.\nThe average VantageScore® in February 2020 was 681, or 13 points higher than the average score when the Great Recession began, according to Experian data. Additionally, within the first three months of our current economic downturn, consumers raised their scores by an average of 7 points. From December 2007 to March 2008, the average consumer VantageScore increased by 2 points.\nSource: Experian END