The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has decided to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score for borrower applications.

Raise your hand if you know what a FICO score is. Now, keep your hand raised if you know the company that developed the FICO ...

Financial analytics company FICO has announced two new scores that incorporate buy now, pay later (BNPL) loan data for the ...

You want that new computer, but your bank account says, “Try again next month.” So, you click “Pay in 4,” and boom, problem ...

Services that split up payments into installments are increasingly popular, especially among young and low-to-middle income ...

And right now, your FICO score doesn't include data about any buy now, pay later loans. But starting in the fall, two of FICO's scoring products — out of the 15 or so it offers — will ...

FICO will incorporate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loan data into credit scores starting fall 2025. This change aims to provide lenders with a more complete picture of consumers' repayment habits.

FICO announced Monday that it will begin incorporating buy-now-pay-later data into new scoring models, ... meaning consumers’ repayment habits remained a mystery.

Buy now, pay later services will soon impact your credit score as FICO begins incorporating this data. According to Lending ...

FICO stock plunged 23% in two days amid shifts to a bi-merge model. ... But what does it mean for FICO? At the moment, to sell a loan to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ...