As you get familiar with your credit, you’ll quickly realize multiple types of scores exist. Although both FICO scores and ...

The average credit score in February 2025 was 715, according to FICO, the data analytics firm whose scoring models are used in 90% of lending decisions. That's compared to 716 in January 2025 and 717 ...

Many or all of the products here are from our partners that compensate us. It’s how we make money. But our editorial integrity ensures that our product ratings are not influenced by compensation.

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 ...

The credit-scoring industry is going through a big shift as companies compete to gain more power over the market — and prospective home buyers should pay attention. The latest move comes from Fair ...

Credit scores are dipping, partly driven by the resumption of federal student loan delinquency reporting on U.S. consumers’ credit, credit scoring agency FICO said. The average FICO score that lenders ...

Mortgage lenders will soon have a new way to assess borrowers applying for government-backed loans. That sent the stock of America’s biggest credit score company plunging Tuesday. Federal Housing ...

The way your credit score is calculated may change this fall. The Fair Isaac Corp. — commonly known as FICO — announced in June a new version of its scoring algorithms to include buy-now-pay-later ...

Credit scores are dropping nationwide, reflecting struggles Americans are having to stay afloat financially, according to FICO. The national FICO score, or three-digit number used to summarize your ...