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Models
April 18, 2025VantageScore Expands New Open-Banking Credit Score for Lending to Underserved Borrowers
Models
April 18, 2025VantageScore Expands New Open-Banking Credit Score for Lending to Underserved Borrowers
In The News
April 17, 2025Consumers Remain Credit Healthy Amid Economic Uncertainty: VantageScore CEO on Yahoo! Finance
Models
April 17, 2025VantageScore® Launches All New 5.0 Credit Score Model, Delivering Industry Leading Predictive Performance Based on Novel Attributes and Post-Pandemic Consumer Data
Models
April 17, 2025VantageScore 5.0 Is Here! Novel Attributes, Built on Post-Pandemic Consumer Data, Drive the New Model’s Industry-Leading Predictive Power
In The News
April 16, 2025The ‘Main Street’ and ‘Wall Street’ Consumer Credit Dynamic: VantageScore CEO on Bloomberg Businessweek
In The News
April 3, 2025CreditGauge™ Highlights Auto Loan Delinquencies, Student Loans Driving Down Average Credit Scores: Money Life with Chuck Jaffe
In The News
March 28, 2025CreditGauge™ Shows More Americans Falling Behind on Car Payments: Investopedia
In The News
March 27, 2025Feb 2025 CreditGauge Shows Drop in the Average VantageScore Credit Score as Auto Sector Flashes Warning Signs: MarketWatch
Creditgauge Report
March 27, 2025VantageScore CreditGauge™ February 2025: Auto Loans Flashed Caution Signs as Late Payments Increase, Average VantageScore Declines
Creditgauge Report
March 27, 2025Late Payments Rise on Auto Loans, Average VantageScore Declines: February 2025 VantageScore CreditGauge™
In The News
March 11, 2025How Does Student Loan Repayment Impact Consumer Credit Scores? VantageScore’s Chief Economist on Yahoo Finance
In The News
March 11, 2025Will Consumers Keep Spending in 2025? VantageScore Chief Economist in the Wall Street Journal
In The News
March 5, 2025Money Life with Chuck Jaffe: CreditGauge™ Shows Credit Card Balances and Delinquencies on the Rise
In The News
February 27, 2025How Will Consumers’ Student Loan Repayment Habits Affect Their Credit Scores? – Bloomberg
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
February 27, 2025VantageScore® Analysis Finds Benefits for Borrowers Who Resume Student Loan Payments, While Many Will See Lower Credit Scores
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
February 27, 2025VantageScore® Analysis Finds Benefits for Borrowers Who Resume Student Loan Payments, While Many Will See Lower Credit Scores
Creditgauge Report
February 27, 2025VantageScore CreditGauge™ January 2025: Credit Delinquencies Hit Five-Year Highs as Late Payments Reached Pre-Pandemic Levels
Creditgauge Report
February 27, 2025VantageScore CreditGauge™ January 2025: Credit Delinquencies Hit Highest Levels in Five Years
About Vantagescore
February 24, 2025VantageScore CEO Named to Newsmaker 100 List: The People to Know Now in the SF Bay Area – San Francisco Business Times
In The News
February 5, 2025Are Delinquencies Impacting Higher Earners More Heavily? VantageScore CEO on CNBC Squawk Box
In The News
January 29, 2025Consumers Are Using Their Credit Cards More Cautiously: InvestmentNews
In The News
January 28, 2025Consumers are Spending Cautiously. What Does This Imply for Card Lenders? – WSJ
Creditgauge Report
January 28, 2025VantageScore CreditGauge™ December 2024: Credit Card Balances Climbed in Line with Inflation as Consumers Proceed with Credit Caution
Creditgauge Report
January 28, 2025Are Consumers Using Credit More Cautiously? December 2024 CreditGauge™
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
January 21, 2025The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Now Accepts VantageScore 4.0 Mortgage Collateral
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
December 28, 202410 Tips From Experts To Help You Change Your Relationship With Money In 2025: Associated Press
In The News
December 27, 20242025 Will See a Record Number of Retirees. Here Are Some Insights Into Their Credit Health – WSJ
In The News
December 23, 2024Will 2025 Be the Year of the Credit Hangover? VantageScore Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Economist on Yahoo! Finance
Creditgauge Report
December 20, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ November 2024: Holiday Consumer Spending Muted By Inflation and Slow Credit Card Balance Growth
Creditgauge Report
December 20, 2024Holiday Consumer Spending Muted By Inflation and Slow Credit Card Balance Growth
In The News
December 19, 2024Credit Card New Accounts to Slow with New Fed “Higher for Longer Interest Rates” – VantageScore CEO on Bloomberg Businessweek
Uncategorized
December 16, 2024VantageScore’s RiskRatio™ Adds New Indicators to Help Lenders More Quickly Detect Credit Risk Trends
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
December 16, 2024VantageScore Enhances RiskRatio™, Adding New Indicators that More Quickly Detect Credit Risk Trends
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
December 12, 2024AmeriCU Credit Union to Accept VantageScore 4.0 for Mortgage Lending, Expanding Opportunities for More Creditworthy Borrowers in the New York Region
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
December 12, 2024AmeriCU Credit Union to Accept VantageScore 4.0 for Mortgage, Opening Pathways to Homeownership For Creditworthy Borrowers in New York
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
December 11, 2024Missing the Mark: Urban Institute Publishes Flawed Comparison of VantageScore 4.0 and Classic FICO in Mortgage
Creditgauge
November 27, 2024Will Banks Let Consumers Max Out Their Credit Cards This Holiday? VantageScore CEO on Bloomberg TV’s “The Close”
Creditgauge Report
November 26, 2024Higher Income Consumers Under Pressure as Delinquencies Rise: October 2024 CreditGauge™
Creditgauge Report
November 26, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ October 2024: Higher Income and White-Collar Consumers Increasingly Experiencing Rising Credit Delinquencies
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
November 21, 2024The Gen Z Consumer, BNPL, and an Outlook for 2025: VantageScore’s Atif Mirza Joins DCA-CardLinx’s Commerce Code Podcast
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
November 18, 2024New Help Is Here for Mortgage Lenders: VantageScore Launches Mortgage Center
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
November 18, 2024VantageScore Launches New Mortgage Resource Center for Lenders
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
November 14, 2024VantageScore 4.0 Model Attributes Made Available for the First Time to Sophisticated Lenders Developing Custom Credit Scoring
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
November 14, 2024Lenders: Start 2025 with Custom Credit Scoring Models Powered by VantageScore 4.0 Model Attributes
Creditgauge Report
October 30, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ September 2024: Credit Delinquencies Rose, New Lending Declined as Warning Signs Flash Ahead of November 5th Election
Creditgauge Report
October 30, 2024Credit Delinquencies Are Up, New Accounts Are Down. Are Warning Signs Flashing Ahead of the U.S. Election? September 2024 CreditGauge™
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 29, 2024The Biggest U.S. Banks Find VantageScore 4.0 is a Quantitatively “Better” Credit Score for Mortgages
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 29, 2024Leading U.S. Banks Agree: VantageScore 4.0 Is “Better” For Mortgages
About Vantagescore
October 28, 2024The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) Now Accepts Mortgage Collateral Using VantageScore 4.0
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 28, 2024Creating New Paths to Homeownership: FHLBNY Now Accepts VantageScore 4.0-Backed Mortgage Collateral
In The News
October 21, 2024Credit Card Delinquencies Flash Warning as Election Nears: VantageScore CEO on Yahoo! Finance
In The News
October 18, 2024Swing-State Consumers Hurt More Than Most in Credit Card Squeeze: Bloomberg
Mortgage Industry News Trends Regulations
October 16, 2024Credit Unions Have Questions: VantageScore Has Answers.Dr. Rikard Bandebo Helps CUs Get Ready for VantageScore in Mortgage
In The News
October 16, 2024American consumers continue to rack up debt: VantageScore CEO on Marketplace
Model Assessment
October 2, 2024VantageScore Releases Results of 2024 Model Performance Assessment; Continues to Deliver Superior Predictive Performance, Demonstrates Commitment to Transparency and Fair Lending
Model Assessment
October 2, 2024VantageScore 4.0 Performs Better: Read The Results of Our 2024 Model Performance Assessment
Creditgauge Report
September 26, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ August 2024: Relief Comes Just in Time as Balances Hit Four-Year High and Borrowers Increased Reliance on Credit
Creditgauge Report
September 26, 2024Average Credit Balances Hit a Four-Year High in August. Will Borrowers See Relief Soon? August 2024 CreditGauge™
In The News
September 19, 2024As Fed Cuts Rates, When Will Borrowers See Relief? – Reuters
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September 18, 2024Credit Builders Alliance Launches New Financial Inclusion Pilot Program Using VantageScore 4<sup><em>plus™</em></sup> Open Banking Credit Score
Uncategorized
September 18, 2024Credit Builders Alliance Launches New Pilot Program Powered by VantageScore 4<sup><em>plus™</em></sup>
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
September 17, 2024Discover How VantageScore Helps Mitigate Risk Uncertainty in Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Issuances
Student Loans
September 17, 2024VantageScore Analysis Demystifies the Credit Score Impact of Missed Student Loan Payments
In The News
September 11, 2024Is a Warning Light Flashing on Current Credit Conditions? – CreditGauge featured in the Wall Street Journal
In The News
August 29, 2024Consumers and Lenders Turn Credit Cautious as Fed Preps Rate Cut – VantageScore CreditGauge™
Creditgauge Report
August 27, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ July 2024: Consumers Demonstrate a New “Credit Caution” as Delinquencies Jumped and New Credit Growth Stalled
Creditgauge Report
August 27, 2024New “Credit Caution”? Delinquencies Jump, New Credit Growth Stalls: July 2024 CreditGauge™
About Vantagescore
August 15, 2024Veterans Administration Accepts Home Loans Using VantageScore 4.0, Expanding Homeownership Access for Veterans and Service Members
About Vantagescore
August 15, 2024Veterans Administration Accepts VantageScore 4.0, Helping Expand Service Members’ Mortgage Eligibility
Creditgauge Report
July 30, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ June 2024: Banks Expect Continued Growth, But Consumers Don’t
Creditgauge Report
July 30, 2024Banks Expect Growth. Will Consumers Keep Spending? June 2024 CreditGauge™
In The News
July 29, 2024Will The Fed Cut Rates Soon? What The Latest VantageScore CreditGauge Says About the U.S. Economy — VantageScore CEO on Yahoo! Finance TV
In The News
July 22, 2024Mortgage Delinquencies Hit a Six-Month High in June, But It’s Not as Bad as It Looks: MarketWatch
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
July 11, 2024Committed to Transparency: VantageScore, FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Release Historical VantageScore 4.0 Mortgage Data Set
About Vantagescore
July 11, 2024VantageScore, FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Release Historical VantageScore 4.0 Mortgage Data Set
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
July 9, 2024Bridging the Gap to Homeownership: FHLBank Chicago Now Accepts Mortgage Collateral Using VantageScore 4.0
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
July 9, 2024FHLBank Chicago Now Accepts Mortgage Collateral Using VantageScore 4.0 to Increase Opportunities for Underserved Borrowers and Close the Homeownership Gap
About Vantagescore
July 3, 2024U.S. News and World Report: What is a VantageScore?
Creditgauge Report
June 27, 2024The Credit Gap, Consumer Credit Diverged: May 2024 CreditGauge™
Creditgauge Report
June 27, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ May 2024: The Credit Gap, Consumer Credit Diverged — Older and More Affluent Borrowers Continued to Spend and Pay on Time as Younger Consumers Increasingly Went Delinquent on Credit Cards
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 21, 2024Preparing for VantageScore 4.0: A Guide for Mortgage Lenders
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 20, 2024Implementing VantageScore 4.0: A Milestone for Financial Inclusion and Closing the Homeownership Gap
In The News
June 19, 2024Are Consumers Becoming Over-Reliant on Credit Cards? Silvio Tavares, VantageScore President and CEO on Marketplace Radio
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 19, 2024How VantageScore 4.0 for GSE-Funded Mortgages Drives Financial Inclusion and Helps Close the Homeownership Gap
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 18, 2024VantageScore 4.0’s Performance in the Mortgage Market
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 17, 2024The Importance of Credit Score Competition in the Mortgage Market
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
June 11, 2024Credit Card Borrowers Are Starting to Show Greater Strength: American Banker
In The News
June 8, 2024Delinquencies Have Exceeded Their Pre-Pandemic Levels and High-Interest Rates Are Having an Effect: Associated Press
In The News
June 7, 2024The Racial Wealth Gap Is Getting Wider. Can Technology Fix It?: American Banker
In The News
May 30, 2024There Are Some Good Signs Regarding Americans’ Credit: MarketWatch
In The News
May 30, 2024The Rise in Consumers’ Late Debt Payments Is Slowing Down: WSJ
Creditgauge Report
May 29, 2024Loan Originations Rose Across All Products for First Time in Nearly a Year, Driven by Strong Growth in Credit Cards and Personal Loans: April 2024 CreditGauge™
Creditgauge Report
May 29, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ April 2024: Loan Originations Rose Across All Products for First Time in Nearly a Year, Driven by Strong Growth in Credit Cards and Personal Loans
In The News
May 29, 2024“Consumers are Increasingly Credit-Healthy,” says VantageScore President and CEO Silvio Tavares on Yahoo! Finance
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
May 20, 2024Auto lenders’ use of VantageScore grew more than 34 percent overall in 2023: Automotive News
In The News
May 15, 2024A New Era of Consumer Credit Scoring: VantageScore Launches VantageScore 4<sup><em>plus</em></sup>
About Vantagescore
May 15, 2024VantageScore 4<sup><em>plus™</em></sup> is Here! New Alternative Data Credit Scoring Model Boosts Predictive Power and Financial Inclusion
About Vantagescore
May 15, 2024New Alternative Data VantageScore 4<sup><em>plus™</em></sup> Credit Scoring Model Boosts Predictive Power and Financial Inclusion
In The News
May 10, 2024Could Your Buy Now, Pay Later Loans Affect Your Credit Score? Here’s What You Need to Know: CNBC
Creditgauge Report
April 29, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ March 2024: Delinquencies Declined Month-over-Month for First Time Since 2021 Across all Days Past Due Categories as the Average VantageScore Credit Score Increased to 702
Creditgauge Report
April 29, 2024Delinquencies Dipped, Average VantageScore Credit Score Increased to 702: March 2024 CreditGauge™
About Vantagescore
April 23, 2024VantageScore Awarded Multiple Patents for Machine Learning Innovations in Credit Scoring
In The News
April 18, 2024A Golden Age of Credit-Scoring Innovation: VantageScore President and CEO Silvio Tavares on “The Innovator’s Exchange” Podcast
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
April 16, 2024Shedding Light on Why More than 67,000 Minneapolis Residents are Currently “Credit-Invisible”
In The News
April 5, 20241.2 Million More Americans Became ‘Subprime Borrowers’ in February: Money
About Vantagescore
April 3, 2024VantageScore® Credit Score Usage Surges 42% to 27 Billion Credit Scores in 2023
Creditgauge Report
March 27, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ February 2024: Consumers Continued to Move “Up or Out” as VantageScore Prime Credit Tier Contracted By 1.1% Year Over Year
In The News
March 20, 2024How Will the Fed’s Next Moves Impact Your Money? VantageScore’s Silvio Tavares on CNBC
Financial Inclusion
March 14, 2024VantageScore Momentum Surges with Latest Credit Innovations: Silvio Tavares, President and CEO at the RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Institutions Conference
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
March 12, 2024Why Is the VantageScore Prime Credit Tier Shrinking? Silvio Tavares, VantageScore President and CEO on Yahoo! Finance
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
March 7, 2024New Rules for Scoring Mortgage Borrowers Coming in Q4 2025
Creditgauge Report
February 27, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ January 2024: Consumer Credit Delinquencies Climbed in January as More Consumers Dropped to VantageScore Subprime Credit Tier
Creditgauge Report
February 27, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ Shows More Consumers Dropped to VantageScore Subprime Credit Tier in January 2024
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
February 13, 2024Money Life with Chuck Jaffe: CreditGauge™ Data Points to Consumer Credit Hangover
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
February 13, 2024National Mortgage News: Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco adds VantageScore
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
February 12, 2024Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Members Can Now Originate More Loans for Underserved Borrowers Using VantageScore 4.0 Credit Model
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
February 12, 2024Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Now Accepts Mortgage Collateral Using VantageScore 4.0 – Expanding Number of Diverse and Creditworthy Mortgage Applicants
In The News
January 29, 2024Are Consumers Experiencing a Holiday Spending Credit Hangover? Silvio Tavares, VantageScore CEO on Bloomberg
Creditgauge Report
January 29, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ Shows Consumer Credit Delinquencies Rose Again in December 2023
Creditgauge Report
January 29, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ December 2023: Consumer Credit Delinquencies Rise Again Across Nearly All VantageScore Credit Tiers
Credit Scores Reports
January 16, 2024In One of America’s Largest Cities, Almost 60,000 Residents Are ‘Credit Invisible.’ Why?
In The News
January 9, 2024HousingWire: VantageScore 4.0 Adoption Helps “Reduce Costs and Increase Equity”
Creditgauge Report
January 4, 2024VantageScore November 2023 CreditGauge™ Shows Holiday Spending “Credit Hangover” Increasingly Likely
Creditgauge Report
January 4, 2024VantageScore CreditGauge™ November 2023: Consumer Financial Stress Reflected in Higher Delinquencies, Holiday Spending “Credit Hangover” Increasingly Likely
Credit Cards Reports
December 21, 2023Are Consumers Taking on Too Much Debt This Holiday? VantageScore CEO Joins Yahoo! Finance LIVE to Share CreditGauge Insights
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
December 20, 2023VantageScore Ascends: A Pivotal Shift in Asset-Backed Security Markets
In The News
December 6, 2023Are Consumers Feeling the Pinch? Silvio Tavares Joins Yahoo! Finance LIVE to Discuss Holiday Shopping Trends and Spikes in BNPL Usage
Credit Cards And Loans
December 4, 2023National Mortgage News: Subprime mortgage delinquencies drift higher than last year
Creditgauge Report
November 28, 2023October 2023 VantageScore CreditGauge™ Shows Higher Year-Over-Year Credit Card Delinquencies and Balances, Indicating Modest Holiday Sales
Creditgauge Report
November 28, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ October 2023: Higher Year-Over-Year Credit Card Delinquencies and Balances Point Toward Modest Holiday Sales
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
November 14, 2023A Call to Action: VantageScore Highlighted by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBSF) for Working to Close the Racial Homeownership Gap
In The News
November 10, 2023Fed Chairman Speaks on Economy, VantageScore CEO Shares Consumer Credit Health Insights on Bloomberg
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
November 9, 2023American Banker: More cardholders with solid credit are struggling to stay current
In The News
November 6, 2023Black Friday Deals Are Less Than 3 Weeks Away… How are Consumers Faring?
Credit Score Accuracy
November 2, 2023VantageScore’s RiskRatio Digital Tool Offers Expanded Capabilities to Provide Lenders Early Warning Signs of Financial Distress
Creditgauge Report
October 31, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ September 2023 Credit Trends: Overall Delinquencies Increased to New 12-Month High
Creditgauge Report
October 31, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ September 2023: Overall Delinquencies Increased to New 12-Month High Across All Days Past Due Categories
Financial Inclusion
October 26, 2023VantageScore 4.0 Adoption Will Expand the Mortgage Market to Include Approximately Five Million New Borrowers
Financial Inclusion
October 26, 2023Approximately Five Million New Borrowers to Gain Access to Mortgage Market Using VantageScore 4.0
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
October 24, 2023How Conventional Scoring Models Currently Exclude Over 139,000 Creditworthy Dallas Residents
Credit Cards And Loans
October 23, 2023American Banker: Why Consumer Delinquencies Are at their Highest Level Since 2020
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
October 12, 2023Understanding the Economic and Social Impact of Student Loans
Creditgauge Report
September 28, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge August 2023: Credit Card Originations Rose Despite Increase in Consumer Delinquencies
Creditgauge Report
September 28, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ August 2023: Credit Card Account Openings Approached 12-Month High Despite Overall Increase in Consumer Delinquencies
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
September 13, 2023Record Adoption of VantageScore in the ABS Market for 2023
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
September 11, 2023VantageScore Supports FHFA Efforts to Stick to Deadlines for Implementing More Accurate and Inclusive Credit Scores
About Vantagescore
August 29, 2023VantageScore 4.0 Fact Sheet
Creditgauge Report
August 29, 2023VantageScore July 2023 CreditGauge™ Shows Higher Delinquency Rates Persisted as U.S. Consumers Spent Carefully and Continued to Manage Debt Levels
Creditgauge Report
August 29, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ July 2023: Higher Delinquency Rates Persisted, as U.S. Consumers Spent Carefully and Continued to Manage Debt Levels
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
August 18, 2023Nerdwallet: Don’t let your credit scores retire
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 18, 2023Money Life with Chuck Jaffe: June CreditGauge™ Data Showed Increase in New Originations Across All Products
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
August 17, 2023National Mortgage News: “Will two newer credit scores beat a single older one for mortgages?”
Credit Score Accuracy
August 16, 2023Broader VantageScore® Adoption in New Orleans, LA Could Increase Economic Opportunity for Close to 50,000 Residents
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 10, 2023“Soft landing for economy” says VantageScore CEO on Bloomberg TV
Financial Inclusion
August 9, 2023Republican and Democrat Members of Congress Demand FHFA Keep Deadline for VantageScore Implementation
In The News
August 9, 2023Automotive News: VantageScore Used for More Auto Finance Credit Checks In 2022
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
July 31, 2023A CALL TO ACTION: Community Home Lenders Call for VantageScore 4.0 Implementation To Be Prioritized
Creditgauge Report
July 28, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ June 2023: U.S. Consumers Used Credit More Cautiously as Delinquency Rates Rose and Stayed Elevated from a Year Ago
Creditgauge Report
July 28, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ Shows U.S. Consumers Used Credit Cautiously in June 2023 as Delinquency Rates Rose and Stayed Elevated from a Year Ago
In The News
July 19, 2023Reuters: Healthy US Consumers Shrug Off Recession Concerns, For Now
About Vantagescore
July 12, 2023Kimberly Schmid Joins VantageScore as Executive Vice President and General Counsel
About Vantagescore
July 12, 2023VantageScore Appoints Kimberly Schmid as Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
July 10, 2023SCOTUS Federal Loan Forgiveness and Your Credit Score: Silvio Tavares, VantageScore® CEO speaks on Bloomberg TV
Credit Score Accuracy
June 30, 2023New VantageScore® Research Shows Credit Score Impact of the End of Federal Student Loan Forbearance
Creditgauge Report
June 29, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ May 2023: Delinquencies Rates Rise Year-Over-Year Across All Credit Products, Days Past Due Categories
Creditgauge Report
June 29, 2023VantageScore CreditGauge™ Shows Delinquencies Rising Year-Over-Year in May Across All Credit Products, Days Past Due Categories
Financial Inclusion
June 23, 2023Delays in Implementing VantageScore® for GSE Funded Mortgages Undermines Improved Risk Management and Financial Inclusion
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
June 22, 2023More Lenders Than Ever Are Accessing The Capital Markets with VantageScore
Financial Inclusion
June 21, 2023Yahoo! Finance: Lenders Turn to VantageScore to Find More Borrowers
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
June 16, 2023Money Life with Chuck Jaffe: “CreditGauge™ Data Shows Inflation Hit Subprime Borrowers the Hardest”
Credit Cards And Loans
June 15, 2023MarketWatch: Missing Even One Student Loan Payment Can Seriously Impact your Credit Score
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
June 13, 2023The Dangerous Myth of “Credit Score Inflation”
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
June 13, 2023Vox: How to Prepare for the Return of Student Loan Payments
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
June 7, 2023MAJOR CREDIT SCORE NEWS: New Federal Debt Ceiling Law Ending Student Loan Forbearance to Impact Credit Scores
Credit Cards And Loans
June 6, 2023FAQs for the Student Loan “Fresh Start” Program
About Vantagescore
June 1, 2023VantageScore® Credit Score Usage Up 30% in 2022
Creditgauge Report
May 31, 2023VantageScore’s CreditGauge Suggests Trouble May Be Ahead for Subprime Borrowers as Delinquencies Rise
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
May 25, 2023VantageScore Issues Statement on the Implementation of VantageScore 4.0 for GSE-Funded Mortgages
Credit Score Accuracy
May 24, 2023VantageScore® Releases Results of its Annual Model Performance Assessment
Credit Score Accuracy
May 24, 2023VantageScore® Releases Results of its 2023 Annual Model Assessment
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
May 22, 2023VantageScore’s Inclusion360 Identifies Over 150,000 Detroit Residents Currently Excluded from Lending Market
Credit Score Accuracy
May 16, 2023Using Technology to Interpret Consumer Credit Default Risk in a Volatile Economy
Credit Score Accuracy
May 8, 2023Credit Scoring and Financial Inclusion – Research Study
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
May 5, 2023Fox Business: Here’s why consumers’ credit scores got a boost in March: Report
Creditgauge Report
April 28, 2023Overall Consumer Delinquency Rates Improved in March for The First Time in 2023
Data Analytics
April 20, 2023VantageScore® Launches Customized Insights into Newly Lendable Consumers for Lenders and Fintechs
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
April 20, 2023New Announcement – VantageScore 4.0 Implementation Timeline: Q3 2024
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
April 17, 2023Access to Credit for Over 100,000 Miami Residents Could Be Improved Using VantageScore 4.0’s More Inclusive Credit Scores
Credit Score Accuracy
April 17, 2023The Future Of Credit Scoring: How Alternative Data And Cash Flow Underwriting Will Shepherd In A New Era
Creditgauge Report
March 24, 2023February 2023 CreditGauge Powered by VantageScore™ Shows that Lenders are Tightening Credit Despite Relatively Stable Consumer Credit Health
Creditgauge Report
March 24, 2023February 2023 CreditGauge™ Shows Lenders Tightening Credit Despite Relatively Stable Consumer Credit Health
Credit Cards And Loans
March 9, 2023Credit Gap Emerging Among Millennials, Who are ‘Piling on Debt’ at an Alarming Rate
Creditgauge Report
February 27, 2023Most Consumers Continue to Demonstrate Credit Health Resiliency
Creditgauge Report
February 26, 2023February 2023 CreditGauge Powered by VantageScore™ Shows Most Consumers Continue to Demonstrate Credit Health Resiliency
Credit Score Accuracy
February 22, 2023Releasing The Power of Trended Credit Data
In The News
February 16, 2023White House Highlights VantageScore® Industry Leadership
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
February 7, 2023Is the Score Assigned to “Newly Scoreable” Consumers Accurate?
Creditgauge Report
January 30, 2023Has Rising Cost of Living Impacted Consumer Credit Health?
Creditgauge Report
January 30, 2023January 2023 CreditGauge Powered by VantageScore™ Shows Continued Stability While Some Consumers Are Demonstrating Increased Risk
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January 11, 2023Money Life with Chuck Jaffe
Creditgauge Report
December 28, 2022December 2022 CreditGauge Powered by VantageScore™ Shows Some Consumers Still Struggling with Loan Balances and Delinquencies
Creditgauge Report
December 28, 2022The national average credit score has declined for the first time since March. Is that a big deal?
Uncategorized
December 28, 2022What Is a VantageScore Used For?
Creditgauge Report
November 29, 2022November 2022 CreditGauge Powered by VantageScore™ Shows Some Increase in Risk but Overall Consumers Are Demonstrating Healthy Credit Behaviors
Creditgauge Report
November 29, 2022November 2022 CreditGauge™ Powered by VantageScore™ Shows Some Increase in Risk but Overall Consumers Are Demonstrating Healthy Credit Behaviors
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
November 4, 2022Implementation of VantageScore® Model Adjustment to Eliminate Medical Collection Data Expected at the End of January 2023
Data Analytics
November 3, 2022Score-to-Risk Relationship Remains Consistent Overall in Q3 2022 According to RiskRatio Powered by VantageScore™
Creditgauge Report
October 28, 2022New Monthly CreditGauge Powered by VantageScore™ Offers Analyses on the Key Drivers of Consumer Credit Health
Creditgauge Report
October 28, 2022What’s behind the flattening of the national average VantageScore® credit score?
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 26, 202210 Million More People Could Qualify for Mortgages Thanks to New Credit Score Rule
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 26, 2022FHFA to change credit score model for new mortgages
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 26, 2022Fannie & Freddie to Use New Credit Scoring Models
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 26, 2022What the FHFA credit score change could mean for the industry
Mortgage Industry News Trends Regulations
October 25, 2022FHFA Approves VantageScore® 4.0 for Mortgages Delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
October 25, 2022FHFA Approves VantageScore® 4.0 for Use in GSE Mortgage Lending
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
October 7, 2022TransUnion Finds Dwindling Credit Card Payments Often Leads to Delinquency
Financial Inclusion
September 27, 2022Leveraging alternative data to increase financial inclusion
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
September 27, 2022Lots of People Have Credit Problems. How Advisors Can Help.
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
September 22, 2022Lots of People Have Credit Problems. How Advisors Can Help.
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
September 22, 2022Student Loan Borrowers Get A ‘Fresh Start’
Financial Technology And Innovation
September 15, 2022New VantageScore® Data Tool Enables Precise Measurement of Credit Risk Over Time
Credit Score Accuracy
September 14, 2022Are your credit score cuts keeping pace with the economy?
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
September 12, 2022Continental Finance prepares a $210 million in card ABS on non-prime accounts
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
September 6, 20224 signs that inflation is forcing customers to change their shopping behavior, according to retailers
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 31, 2022Will Student Loan Forgiveness Impact VantageScore® Credit Scores?
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
August 17, 2022UPDATE: Department of Education Announces “Fresh Start” Program Details
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 17, 2022Reaching the Invisibles
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 15, 2022Major credit score provider will no longer count medical debt
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
August 12, 2022VantageScore Excluding Medical Bills from Credit Scores
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 12, 2022VantageScore will reportedly drop medical debt from credit score consideration
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 10, 2022Major Credit-Score Provider to Exclude Medical Debts
Credit Cards And Loans
August 10, 2022MAJOR CREDIT SCORE NEWS: VantageScore Removes Medical Debt Collection Records From Latest Scoring Models [update]
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 10, 2022VantageScore Takes Steps to Further Support Consumers Affected By Medical Debt Collections
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 10, 2022Medical Debt and the Changes to VantageScore
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
August 8, 2022SFVegas: Conflicting data creating caution across US ABS
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 2, 2022Latest inflation report explained: Americans are over-leveraged, and still spending
Lending Industry News Regulations Trends
August 2, 2022Earnings season was ‘better than feared,’ but it still had these 3 recession warning signs, Bank of America says
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 2, 2022Gen Z is racking up credit card debt almost three times as fast as everyone else as inflation sinks in
Market Adoption
August 2, 202214.5 Billion VantageScore® Credit Scores Used by Over 3,000 Companies
Credit Score Accuracy
August 2, 2022Who uses VantageScore® Credit Scores? New Report Shows Major Surge in Lender Adoption
Market Adoption
August 2, 202214.5 Billion Scores Used in 12-Months … VantageScore’s Usage Grows by 18% According to New Study
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
July 18, 2022A ‘Fresh Start’ for Student Loans in Default… So What Will Happen to Credit Scores?
Financial Inclusion
July 8, 2022How one credit scoring company is thinking about financial inclusion
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June 30, 2022VantageScore® Releases Results of its Annual Model Performance Assessment
Credit Score Accuracy
June 30, 2022Leading in Transparency and Model Governance
Credit Score Accuracy
June 29, 2022Is Inflation Impacting Credit Scores?
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June 24, 2022New Inclusion360™ Platform Launched by VantageScore® to Pinpoint Opportunities for Financial Inclusion
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 17, 2022ABS/MBS Investors Want Competitive Credit Score Models
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 8, 2022VantageScore notches a win in FICO-dominated securitization market
In The News
June 8, 2022Alternative Credit Scoring Models Matter
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 2, 2022Investors in Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities Confirm Demand for Greater Competition, Inclusion and Transparency from Credit Scoring Models
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
May 31, 2022Post-Pandemic and Pre-Recession? How are Consumers Handling their Credit?
Financial Inclusion
May 27, 2022How to Be Inclusive…AND Transparent
Data Analytics
May 20, 2022Black-Owned Fintech MoCaFi Hosts a Conversation with Corporate and Community Partners on Addressing LA’s Wealth Gap
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
May 12, 2022Personal Loan Balances Grow: Sign of Consumer Health or Concern?
About Vantagescore
May 10, 2022VantageScore® Hires Susan Fahy as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer
About Vantagescore
April 22, 2022Competition among credit score companies is good for housing equality
About Vantagescore
March 28, 2022VantageScore Appoints Dr. Rikard Bandebo as Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
March 18, 2022WSJ: Most Medical Debts to Be Removed From Consumers’ Credit Reports
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
March 18, 2022Protecting Consumer Credit Scores From Medical Debt Collections
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
March 3, 2022‘Lender choice’ of credit scoring urged at FHFA hearing
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
March 3, 2022Lender Choice Supported in FHFA Listening Session
About Vantagescore
March 1, 2022VantageScore Appoints Bill Sakkab as Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Uncategorized
December 9, 2021Consumer FAQ: Benefits of Adding Rent and Utility Data to a Credit File
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
December 7, 2021Rent and Utility Payment Data Improve Credit Scores for Underserved Consumers According to VantageScore Study
Credit Score Accuracy
December 6, 2021Advantage of Adding Rent and Utility Data Whitepaper
Models
November 30, 2021Driving Financial Inclusion with Data and Analytics
Credit Score Accuracy
November 30, 2021Driving Financial Inclusion with Data and Analytics fact sheet
Credit Score Accuracy
November 30, 2021VantageScore Releases Groundbreaking Research on Credit “Scoreability” of Consumers
Financial Inclusion
November 29, 2021Credit Invisible No Longer: Examining the relationship between socioeconomic disparities and scoreability
In The News
November 29, 2021Mining Data to Uncover Worthy Borrowers Shut Out by Credit Scores
About Vantagescore
October 28, 2021VantageScore’s Next Chapter
Questions With Experts
October 27, 20215 QUESTIONS WITH: Jeff Keltner
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
October 27, 202118.7 Million U.S. Consumers in Financial Hardship Programs Experienced an Increase to their Credit Scores
In The News
October 12, 2021VantageScore names trade group exec as new CEO
About Vantagescore
October 12, 2021VantageScore Appoints Silvio Tavares as President and CEO
Credit Cards Reports
September 27, 20215 QUESTIONS with Steve Ely
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
September 27, 2021Findings from the annual Experian State of Credit report
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 30, 20215 QUESTIONS with Wil Lewis
Student Loans
August 30, 2021Did you know: How do student loans impact credit scores?
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 30, 2021Is this the end of rising credit scores?
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
August 2, 2021FICO Score’s Hold on the Credit Market Is Slipping
About Vantagescore
July 29, 2021Fico’s dominance in US credit scoring under challenge
Credit Score Accuracy
July 16, 2021Combating Inequality with Inclusivity: Who Exactly is Credit Invisible and How are Racial Disparities Impacting Minority Homeownership Opportunities?
Financial Inclusion
July 15, 2021American Banker webinar: Credit Invisibles + Racial Disparities in Lending
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
July 12, 2021Jim Park, CEO & Partner of The Mortgage Collaborative
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
May 26, 2021Average National VantageScore credit score continues to increase to 694 + NEW! Credit Score Insights Tool
About Vantagescore
May 25, 2021Average National VantageScore® Credit Score Continues to Increase to 694; Up Six Points from Early Pandemic Levels
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
May 24, 2021Part 1 & 2: Kara Ward, Partner at Holland & Knight
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
May 20, 20215 Questions with Sara Rodriguez, NAHREP President
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
April 20, 2021Part 1 & 2: Peter Maynard, SVP of USIS Data and Analytics at Equifax
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
April 17, 2021Consumers shifted credit payment behaviors in the U.S. and other global markets as a result of COVID-19
Credit Score Accuracy
March 26, 20212021 VantageScore 4.0 Annual Model Assessment
Credit Score Accuracy
March 23, 2021Credit Invisibles Fact Sheet
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
March 5, 2021Fannie, Freddie’s old FICO standards squeeze millions of would-be homebuyers
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
March 1, 2021Santa Rosa’s Exchange Bank Calling On Teens To Say How To Save Money
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
February 11, 20215 Questions with Talk’uments
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
February 11, 2021NEW! VantageScore Podcast w/ Zillow
Market Adoption
January 30, 2021VantageScore’s Regulatory Acceptance
Credit Score Accuracy
January 25, 2021You aren’t invisible to us
Credit Cards And Loans
January 19, 2021Consumer Credit: During COVID-19 and Beyond
Uncategorized
January 15, 20215 Questions with Lynette Khalfani-Cox
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
November 17, 2020Consumers and COVID-19: What to watch and read
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
November 17, 2020Experian 2020 State of Credit Study: Consumer Credit During COVID-19
About Vantagescore
November 17, 2020VantageScore statement on FHFA validation of FICO Classic
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
November 17, 2020FHFA Statement from VantageScore
About Vantagescore
October 29, 2020Implementing a New Credit Score in Lender Strategies (UPDATED STUDY)
Model Assessment
October 29, 20202020 VantageScore 4.0 Annual Model Assessment
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
October 29, 2020Dynamic Relationship between a Credit Score and Risk
About Vantagescore
October 29, 2020VantageScore – Innovation History Timeline + 1st to Market list
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
October 26, 2020Rod Griffin, Sr. Director of Consumer Education and Advocacy at Experian
Credit Cards Reports
October 26, 20205 Questions with Odeta Kushi, First American
Credit Industry News Regulations Trends
September 15, 2020AMEX Launches ‘Score Goals’
About Vantagescore
September 15, 2020NEW! VantageScore Podcasts
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
September 15, 20205 Questions with Ken McEldowney, Consumer Action
Financial Inclusion
August 11, 20205 Questions with Gemma Postlethwaite, Arizent
Credit Cards And Loans
July 16, 2020Consumer credit after the crisis
About Vantagescore
July 16, 2020VantageScore 4.0 annual performance results are in
Financial Inclusion
July 16, 20205 Questions with Gary Acosta
Financial Technology And Innovation
July 16, 20205 Questions with: Mike Fratantoni, MBA
Credit Cards Reports
July 13, 2020“Five Questions With…” Peter Esparrago
Uncategorized
July 10, 2020Market Adoption: 12.3 Billion & Counting
Credit Scores Reports
July 10, 2020Banks and Credit Unions Usher in Era of Personal Financial Empowerment as Consumer Credit Scores Become Even More Accessible
Uncategorized
June 22, 20205 Questions with MBA’s Bob Broeksmit
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 22, 20205 Questions with LendingTree
Consumer Credit Behaviors Attitudes
June 22, 2020Experian’s Annual State of Credit Report
Mortgage Industry News Regulations Trends
June 22, 20205 Questions with AREAA
Consumer Credit Information Education Advice
June 22, 2020COVID-19’s impact on Millennials
About Vantagescore
June 22, 2020DID YOU KNOW? Consumer access to credit scores can boost the lending ecosystem
Mortgage Industry News Trends Regulations
June 22, 20205 Questions with AICurio, Inc
Financial Inclusion
June 11, 20205 Questions with Mark Alston
Consumer Credit Behaviors Attitudes
September 25, 2019Improved Assessment of Credit Health Using Trended Credit Data
About Vantagescore
June 13, 2019Why Convert to Newer Scoring Models
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January 8, 2019How using modern credit score model development methodology and data leads to scoring approximately 40 million more consumers without lowering risk standards
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