Knowing your credit score, what influences it and how to improve it is a basic financial tool. In this video, Jill Casper, from Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union explains what credit scores are and why they are important. This presentation is an excerpt of one of Jill's many presentations on personal finance she makes on behalf of the Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection Speakers Bureau program, supported in part by the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation. Watch Understanding Credit Scores here. To learn more about knowing your credit score, read our blog post here.