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Has the Reporting of Rental Data to the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs) Increased?

FICO Score 10T includes rental data, but consumers can only experience the benefit of this to the extent that their rental data is reported to the CRAs

Credit Union Borrowers Use and Seek Credit More Than National Bank Borrowers

Credit union lenders need to be mindful of balancing opportunity and risk with their credit decisions

Student Loan Delinquencies Lower the Average FICO Score to 715

New reporting of student loan delinquencies among key drivers of the downward shift of credit scores

Credit Union Borrowers’ Average FICO Score Slightly Decreased over the Last 2 Years

Debt and missed payments continue to rise, contributing to a change in the average

FICO Fact: You Can Have No Debt and a High Credit Score!

People with no current debt can – and often do - have a credit score higher than the national average

Consumers prioritize auto over mortgage payments

What are the drivers behind this consumer shift in the loan payment hierarchy to pre-pandemic norms and is it likely to last?

Increased debt load poses risk to student loan borrowers

Student loan borrowers’ increasing debt trajectory through the pandemic has been outpacing that of non-student loan borrowers

Student loan borrowers at risk of delinquency when payments resume

Student loan borrowers already exhibiting higher delinquency rates than they did pre-pandemic on some credit products

Consumers Prioritize Mortgage Payments Over Auto

What are the drivers behind this mortgage and auto loan payment hierarchy behavioral shift and is it likely to be a lasting trend?

Medical Collection Removals Have Little Impact on FICO Scores

Based on FICO’s analysis, only 3% of FICO scorable consumers would be impacted by medical collection removals

UK Credit Card Trends for September: Calm Before the Storm?

Monthly report on UK credit card trends shows financial prudence with spending down and percentage of payments to balance up – but will lockdown stashes save the day or fade away?

UK Credit Cards: August Data Reveals Consumer Confidence

August saw a two-year low in consumers paying less than the amount due on cards, although signs of financial pressure can be seen

UK Card Trends: Pandemic Savings Mask Picture of Debt

Our UK Credit Market Report of UK card trends for July 2021 reveals that there was an uplift in missed payment rates, whilst spend on cards marginally fell

Reduced Revolving Debt: A Key Driver of Improved FICO Scores During Pandemic

Paying down credit card balances, driven by reduced spending, increased savings and awareness, among other factors, helped many consumers show improvement in FICO® Scores.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Credit Card Payments

Credit card trends for payments and delinquencies show similar patterns in the US, the UK and Canada, though extra savings and government support are masking the pandemic's impact

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