Buying a car or applying for credit? To check your creditworthiness, lenders will look into your credit scores. You’re likely familiar with your FICO Score, but what’s your VantageScore and why is it ...

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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Getting a perfect credit score is impressive, but is it necessary? Here's what an 850 does -- and doesn't -- get you.

Your credit score is used by lenders, landlords and even potential employers to assess your financial risk and trustworthiness — so the higher your score, the better. An excellent credit score, which ...

The credit score firm partnered with Plaid to bring additional cash-flow data into its previously released UltraFICO score.

Worried your credit score could hurt your career? Dave Ramsey says don't when it comes to FICO score. Ren, an IT contractor for financial institutions, recently discovered a problem that has little to ...

Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) reported strong Q4 2025 earnings, beating expectations. The company also announced a key ...