Course: What is credit?
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Dun & Bradstreet
This company issues several different scores, including:
Paydex Score
(1–100)
This is its primary scoring system for rating a company’s creditworthiness. Scores of 80 or higher are favorable and indicate a lower risk of missing payments or defaulting on loans.
Failure Score
(1,001–1875)
Lower scores equal higher risk for bankruptcy.
Delinquency Score
In this case, a lower score is favorable, indicating that a business has a lower risk of bankruptcy or late payments.