"Buy now, pay later"users may hurt their credit if they don't pay back those loans on time. Credit score overseer Fair Isaac FICO announced new scoring models last month that will evaluate BNPL usage ...

FICO and VantageScore credit scores are the two most common types of personal credit scores. Business credit scores use ...

Many consumers have been using buy now, pay later payment options like Affirm, PayPal Credit or Klarna — surveys put usage at 20% to 30%. It’s not only convenient, but some people also like that these ...

The national average credit score, which had been steadily increasing for over a decade, fell for the second consecutive year, according to a new report from FICO. Increases in credit card utilization ...

The credit-scoring industry is going through a big shift as companies compete to gain more power over the market — and prospective home buyers should pay attention. The latest move comes from Fair ...

As the “buy now, pay later” trend becomes more popular, it is having a greater impact on traditional lending and credit scores. If you are not familiar, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of ...

The credit scoring company FICO recently announced it will add something new to some of its credit scores: data from buy now, pay later loans. Those are the loans that allow shoppers, usually online, ...

Monday - Friday, 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET Fair Isaac CEO Will Lansing pushed back against criticism of his company's FICO score pricing. He touted the quality of the FICO models and said credit score pricing ...

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 ...