credit scoring

Why Credit Score Volatility Isn’t All Bad

Why Credit Score Volatility Isn’t All Bad
Why Credit Score Volatility Isn’t All Bad
April 07, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

The question is not just if credit scores will change, but how much will they change, and in what situations are these fluctuations actually meaningful...

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Credit Scoring’s Ten-Year Scorecard
Credit Scoring’s Ten-Year Scorecard
March 31, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Ten years ago, the three national credit bureaus got together to start a challenger to credit scoring’s dominant player. Out of that, VantageScore was born,...

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Scoring The Unscorable
Scoring The Unscorable
February 15, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Creditworthy but unscorable. What gives? Old credit scoring models, for one. VantageScore sat down with PYMNTS to explain how using new credit scoring models can...

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The Consumer Credit Market Boom
The Consumer Credit Market Boom
December 03, 2015  |  Financial Inclusion

Six billion and counting. According to VantageScore, that’s how many credit scores generated by its model have been used by card issuers and other industry...

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Giving Credit (Scores) Where Credit Is Due
Giving Credit (Scores) Where Credit Is Due
November 20, 2015  |  News

A new survey says that U.S. consumers are tired of seeing their creditworthiness, or lack thereof, determined by outdated methods. Is the industry prepared to...

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The Difference A Credit Scoring Model Can Make
The Difference A Credit Scoring Model Can Make
July 28, 2015  |  News

Credit scores are a crucial piece of the lending pie. But scoring models that came of age in the 1980s and '90s don’t work with...

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