Like it or not, a healthy credit score is essential if you want to participate in today's financial world. But very few people actually understand how their credit score is determined. Worse yet, most don't know how their score is used by all kinds of companies and banks to dictate financial terms that will strongly affect their daily lives. When consumers interact with the world of credit, they do so from a position of weakness.

In Your Score, Anthony Davenport aims to change that. Finally, there's a road map for navigating the confusing world of consumer credit. Drawing on real stories of his own firm's high-profile clients as well as the stories of middle-class Americans, he reveals the hidden credit pitfalls that await even the most careful consumer and shares smart strategies to avoid them.

Matthew Rudy