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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?

Agile Collections Strategies Can Protect Loyalty in Tough Times

As economic victims swell the collections queue, do you have the tools you need to differentiate them and apply the correct treatments to different cohorts?

Debt Collection: Have We Learned the Lessons of the Last Crises?

While the current series of economic shocks may seem "unprecedented", there are clear lessons from past crises that should shape our collections strategies today

Even in a Crisis, the Best Collections Strategy Is to Avoid Collections

With as much as 50% of consumers experiencing financial difficulty soon, it's time to review your early and pre-collections strategy and processes

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

Meeting Debt Collection Challenges Amid a Squeeze on Income

In order to deal with the rising cost of living and other challenges, anyone managing collections portfolios and effective debt recovery strategies needs these capabilities

8 Success Tips for Debt Collection in the Pandemic

From identifying vulnerable customers to storing the right data, here are best practices for debt collection in the current pandemic

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