How It’s Calculated

Your Middle Credit Score® is a risk label, not a math formula — lenders use it to judge financial trust before they ever review your application.

Which is the credit score?

What your score is really measuring.

Your Middle Credit Score® doesn’t just “come from a formula” — it classifies you as low-risk or high-risk before a lender ever looks at your income, assets, or documentation. You are labeled first, reviewed second.

Lenders read your score the same way an insurance company reads risk exposure: stability lowers cost, instability increases cost. Every part of your past payment and credit behavior is interpreted as either “predictable” or “risky.”

Most people believe score changes come from “points added” or “points lost.” In reality, your profile is re-categorized. A small change can move you into a different risk tier — which is why two people with similar histories can receive completely different pricing.