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Home Credit China Cuts Risk by 25 Percent on Thin File Loans

FICO

Home Credit , a global non-bank consumer lender, has successfully reduced its credit risk while maintaining loan volumes and keeping approval rates steady by incorporating the FICO® Score X Data to optimize its loan process in China. This type of financial inclusion is good for the consumer and good for our business.

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Credit Scoring: Which Personality Traits Predict Credit Risk?

FICO

Our work with both EFL and Lenddo is part of the FICO Financial Inclusion Initiative. Lenders rely on credit scoring to assess consumers’ risk, and credit scoring relies on credit data. But what if an applicant is new to credit? An Alternative to Credit Data. appeared first on FICO.

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Using Alternative Data in Credit Risk Modelling

FICO

When it comes to using alternative data in credit risk assessments, the field has really opened up over the last few years. Alternative data is a hot topic, in part because of the data explosion of the last few years, and in part because of the drive in lending for financial inclusion. What is alternative data?

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

FICO

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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Saudi Credit Bureau Delivers Access To Loans For Millions with Score

FICO

Saudi Credit Bureau Delivers Access To Loans For Millions with Score. SIMAH wins FICO ® Decisions Award for financial inclusion using FICO ® Scores. This growth in Saudi financial inclusion was made possible by SIMAH’s advocacy efforts with financial institutions and a parallel education campaign with consumers. “We

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Icing on the Cake: How the FICO Score and alternative data work best together

FICO

While FICO may be the foremost champion of using safe and reliable alternative data, we also recognize both the opportunities and limitations of incorporating alternative data into credit risk assessment. More than 200 million U.S.

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Em Conversa: Understanding Open Banking Benefits for Businesses and Consumers with Prometeo

The Fintech Times

As of April 2023, there were 1,000 active fintechs in Latin America (LatAm) with a vast majority focusing on financial inclusion, tackling the issue of 70 per cent of the population not having access to formal financial services. Our goal is to build an open and interconnected financial market.