As you get familiar with your credit, you’ll quickly realize multiple types of scores exist. Although both FICO scores and credit scores exist, understanding which one lenders use can be helpful.

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The average credit score in February 2025 was 715, according to FICO, the data analytics firm whose scoring models are used in 90% of lending decisions. That's compared to 716 in January 2025 and 717 ...

Credit scores are dropping nationwide, reflecting struggles Americans are having to stay afloat financially, according to FICO. The national FICO score, or three-digit number used to summarize your ...

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO) today announced a new analytic tool for mortgage professionals, the FICO® Score Mortgage Simulator. The innovative ...

FICO’s agreement to release long-delayed historical 10T data clears the final obstacle to implementing more modern, inclusive credit scoring models at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac In a move that Federal ...

FICO has fired its latest shot in the credit scoring wars, launching a direct license program that promises to slash costs for lenders by cutting out credit bureau markups. But not everyone is ...

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global analytics software leader, FICO, has announced that Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group is the latest to adopt FICO ® Score 10 T, FICO’s newest, most powerful and ...