Tag: credit score

New credit scoring models are being developed to bring into the financial system 64M Americans who are excluded from it: recent immigrants, young adults, etc....

A new version of FICO, the most widely used credit score model in the U.S., has doubled the share of the highest-score consumer category....

The Great Recession took its toll on Americans' credit scores, but the fear of debt that has been gripping them will reverse the trend....

Unbanked consumers are shut out of regular banking services and are left to rely primarily on prepaid cards, check-cashing and utility-payment stores....