Canada Bankcard Industry Benchmarking Trends: Q2 2025  

Credit card insights uncover developing financial pressures affecting many Canadians

Canada Bankcard Industry Benchmarking Trends: Q1 2025

Credit card data reveals many Canadians are struggling to pay off their monthly balances

FICO Survey: Secondary Market Expects Higher Volatility in 2023

FICO pulse survey finds that secondary market wants more information on transition to FICO Score 10T

Canada Bankcard Industry Benchmarking Trends: Q4 2022 Update

Ready for a recession? An insider look at bankcard and consumer trends in Canada

Cash Flow Data Can Improve Credit Access with an UltraFICO® Score

Among U.S. consumers who don’t have enough credit history to generate a traditional FICO® Score, over 15 million could receive an UltraFICO® Score

FICO Fact: No Credit Score Versus Low Credit Score

A low FICO score for a consumer can have the perverse effect of preventing them from having access to a second chance through manual underwriting.

Canada Bankcard Industry Benchmarking Trends: Q2 2022 Update

Bank of Canada makes major rate hike and consumer inflation increases; low unemployment rate continues

Continuous Financial Education for Women Small Business Owners

FICO-hosted panel at NAWBO’s 2022 Advocacy Days discusses how financial education impacts access to capital and business growth for small businesses.

Canada Bankcard Industry Benchmarking Trends: 2022 Q1 Update

Canada Sees Low Unemployment, But Rising Inflation – How Will This Affect Bankcard Usage?

FICO Fact: How Alternative Data Enhances the Accuracy of Consumer Credit Profiles

Developed by FICO in partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Equifax, FICO® Score XD 2 utilizes alternative data—data not included in the traditional credit bureau file

Conducting Experiments in Credit Management: 4 Best Practices

Experiments in credit management can lead to great gains in profitability and other metrics - here are four guiding principles to boost your success

FICO Fact: How Current is the Data in my FICO Score?

The data reflected in your FICO® Score can be as recent as a payment reported by your lender today.

FICO Fact: Does FICO’s Minimum Scoring Criteria Limit Consumers’ Access to Credit?

Over the last 30 years, FICO has continued to analyze the minimum amount of credit bureau data that is necessary to deliver a reliable, predictive FICO® Score to the market.

FICO Fact: Do FICO Scores Consider Telco and Utility Data?

The inclusion of telco and utility payment information dates back to the release of the very first FICO Scores in 1989.

FICO Continues Commitment to Alternative Data to Responsibly Increase Credit Access

FICO is waiving FICO fees for all new FICO Score XD customers for the next 12 months.

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