CEO William Lansing has burnished the credit score’s dominance and pushed through price hikes, making a bundle for long-term shareholders and himself an almost-billionaire. In January 2012, the ...

"Buy now, pay later"users may hurt their credit if they don't pay back those loans on time. Credit score overseer Fair Isaac (NASDAQ:FICO) announced new scoring models last month that will evaluate ...

The average FICO credit score across the U.S. has fallen for a second year in a row. The latest statistics from Fair Isaac ...

Some providers like Universal Credit, Upgrade and LendingClub might lend to borrowers with fair credit, but borrowing costs might be higher ...

VantageScore 4.0 is now being accepted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is a “big negative” for Fair Isaac, and not many lenders may actually adopt VantageScore. September’s volatility catalysts ...

Fair Isaac keeps executing its price increase strategy and still has room for further increases in the scores segment. Volume growth in mortgage originations (110% YoY), on top of the increase in ...

Explore business credit scores, learn how they work, factors affecting them, and effective strategies to improve them for better loan opportunities and growth.

Need quick financing for your business? While secured cards offer one pathway, other alternatives exist for those with fair credit scores, including corporate cards with flexible requirements. Ramp ...

Credit scores existed for decades before 1989. What changed that year was the introduction of the FICO score, the first generic credit scoring system. Previously, lenders developed and used their own ...

Explore average credit scores among U.S. racial groups and discover factors creating disparities. Learn why some groups face ...

NEW YORK — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores drop now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. But there are things you can ...