It used to be that consumers find it hard to access their credit scores. In order for to acquire a copy of their scores, they would have to pay to have credit report data assessed by a certain credit bureau. Most of the time a copy for the consumer does not actually include the credit report. This is one of the reasons why consumers are confused most of the time over its real necessity because they do not see the whole picture. Furthermore, it is confusing to them because credit scores are created differently by credit reporting agencies, while lending companies require them for different reasons. It makes it even more puzzling when they just can