Why your credit score could soon get bumped up

Credit scores can help determine how much you pay for a house or car, or even whether you need to put a deposit down on utilities.
So it comes as good news for millions of Americans that they may find their credit-score getting a boost later this year. That’s because the three major credit-reporting agencies are changing their standards for two pieces of negative information: tax liens and civil judgments. Either event has led to a lower credit score in the past, so the change is projected