Treating your credit score with consistency is preferable to employing ‘tricks.’ It encourages fiscal responsibility.

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score to FICO for ...

For years, lenders have used only the FICO score, from Fair Isaac Corp. — a metric that generally excludes such things as ...

President Donald Trump's administration announced this week that mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now accept VantageScore credit scores.

Credit scores are a primary screening device for the allocation of credit, housing, and sometimes even employment. In the data, credit scores grow and fan out with age; at the same time, income and ...

A new WalletHub report reveals which U.S. cities saw the biggest credit score improvements over the past year, with St. Louis ...

With BNPL loans exploding in popularity, a change is coming to credit scoring that shows just how mainstream they have become ...

Buy Now, Pay Later loans will soon affect some credit scores Research has shown that many BNPL users have revolving credit card balances, lower credit scores, delinquencies, and existing debt.

Have you ever checked your credit score right after making payments, only to find it hasn't changed? It only natural to wonder: "When do credit scores update?" ...

Americans are managing their Buy Now, Pay Later loans soon could be reflected in their credit scores. FICO plans to launch a suite of credit scores later this year that incorporate BNPL data, ...

FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today announced the launch of FICO® Score 10 BNPL and FICO® Score 10 T BNPL, the first credit scores fro ...

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