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FICO Score Trends Through Economic Downturns and Natural Disasters

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The FICO® Score has been a stable and highly effective tool for rank ordering credit risk through prior fluctuations in economic conditions, and we expect the FICO® Score to continue to provide strong risk rank ordering through the current COVID-19 pandemic. Make sure to check back here at fico.com/blogs to stay up to date!

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What Does 2023 Have in Store for U.S. Credit Risk and FICO Score Trends?

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Home Blog FICO What Does 2023 Have in Store for U.S. Credit Risk and FICO Score Trends? credit risk and FICO® Score trends. At the same time, increasing adoption of recent innovations in credit scoring solutions should benefit consumers, leading to greater consumer empowerment opportunities and credit access.

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Is First-Party Fraud a Credit Risk Problem?

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It’s difficult to define the problem and many banking professionals debate the merits of who “owns” the first-party fraud problem — the credit risk group or the fraud group. The Relationship Between Credit Risk and First-Party Fraud. Credit Risk and Fraud Across the Customer Lifecycle.

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How to Address Portfolio Risk Volatility Through Economic Uncertainty - Part 2

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If we think of a lending portfolio as a night club, its underwriting policy acts as the doorperson, checking IDs and making sure anyone trying to enter meets documented criteria. FICO® Scores, often an important contributor to underwriting strategies, are designed to provide valuable risk rank-ordering through all economic cycles.

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Machine Learning and the FICO Score

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I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at ABS East yesterday, entitled “Traditional vs Non-Traditional Underwriting, Does Machine Learning Teach Us Anything New?”. The panel primarily focused on the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of Machine Learning (ML) in credit underwriting.

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FICO Fact: Can having no credit score be better for consumers than a low credit score?

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FICO Fact: Can having no credit score be better for consumers than a low credit score? A low FICO score for a consumer can have the perverse effect of preventing them from having access to a second chance through manual underwriting. Remember: credit scores are only one factor in determining credit readiness.

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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 2 (2022)

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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 2 (2022). Building portfolio risk resilience into customer acquisition. If we think of a lending portfolio as an exclusive night club, its underwriting policy acts as the doorperson, checking IDs and making sure anyone trying to enter meets minimum acceptance criteria.