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The Perfect Credit Score: Understanding the 850 FICO Score

What do credit score high achievers have in common and what can we learn from the credit behavioral characteristics in these populations?

Are Student Loan Holders at Risk as Deferments Expire?

Factors driving credit score decreases observed among student loan holders involved behaviors such as delinquency on credit products including bankcards, auto loans, and mortgages

In-depth look at the distribution of average U.S. FICO® Scores in 2022

The national average FICO Score did not go up for the first time in over a decade, a trend that’s seen at the city and state level across the nation

Deep Dive into Distribution of the FICO® Score Across the US

Recent increase in the average FICO® Score is reflective, in part, of impacts that the pandemic has had on U.S. consumers’ credit behavior, credit report, and credit history.

Simulated FICO Score Impacts from Balance Aggregation due to Mortgage Forbearance

Research shows balance aggregation results in modest impact to FICO® Scores

COVID-19 Checklist for Banks: 6 Changing Fraud Patterns

As consumer spending patterns change in the pandemic, fraudsters are changing to match

COVID-19 Checklist for Banks: Managing Vulnerable Customers

New communications tools must be combined with a focus on each borrower's financial circumstances, to identify vulnerable customers and how to manage them

COVID-19 Banking Checklist: 5 Risk Recommendations

Segmentation and new variables are among the COVID-19 banking recommendations

Simulated FICO Score Impacts due to Mortgage Forbearance

Analysis identified modest impacts to FICO Scores from forbearance-related potential increases in mortgage balance.

Protecting Your Credit during the Coronavirus Outbreak

Stay informed as you manage your credit health through the Coronavirus outbreak.

A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

What states and cities have the highest average FICO Score?

Truncation Bias in Score Validations: When Rejected Applications Strike Back

The set-up of a score validation can greatly influence model performance results — and sometimes inflate them

"Score a Better Future" Increases FICO Score Understanding

We answer the top 10 most asked credit scoring questions.

FICO Score Planner: Helping People Meet Their FICO Score Goals

Russian Credit Health Keeps Rising

Following a slide that lasted four+ years, the FICO® Credit Health Index for Russia began climbing in April 2016 and climbed another 2 points last quarter.

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