Here's why an 850 credit score isn't all it's cracked up to be -- and what you really need

You don't need a perfect credit score to be financially stable -- or exceptional, for that matter. Here's a better number to ...

Our FICO Score 10T Predicts Your Credit Best

It was the only model recommended by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after extensive analysis in the credit-scoring initiative.
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Local credit experts explain new, approved credit score model

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now allowed to accept a different credit score that considers rent and utility payments. While FICO credit ...
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‘Great Credit Score War’ Heats Up

Study finds VantageScore 4.0’s edges over Classic FICO ‘overstated’ or incorrect; VantageScore brushes findings aside Another volley has been fired in what has become “The Great Credit Score War of ...
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FICO provider is shaking up its credit score business. Its stock is surging

Fair Isaac on Wednesday unveiled a new pricing model that will allow mortgage lenders to bypass credit bureaus for credit scores, leading the company’s shares to pop more than 20% on Thursday. The ...
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FHFA’s Credit Score Models and Reports Initiative

The FHFA announcement directs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to permit lenders to choose between two approved credit score models – Classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0 – for loans sold to Fannie Mae and ...