The Average U.S. Credit Score Keeps Climbing — Along With Debt

The average American had a VantageScore of 675 in 2017, the highest in five years. Total U.S. credit-card debt reached $1.021 trillion in June, an all-time high. Though San Francisco residents have among the most credit cards in the country, they also have the lowest average late payments in the U.S. Having excellent credit is…