If you're hoping to buy a house soon, one little number you'll want to bring up to snuff is your credit score. Your credit score is a numerical summary of your credit report, a detailed document outlining how well you've paid off past debts—to your credit cards, college loans, and any place you owe money. Lenders check your credit score as a way to gauge whether to give you more credit in the form of a home loan. If your credit score is high, you're considered creditworthy, w