Trended data isn't currently part of
the FICO Classic scores the mortgage industry uses, but FICO is considering broader inclusion of trended data in its scores.
Fortunately consumers don't need to track 1,000 + scores, as creditors generally only look at the most popular scoring system which was developed by the Fair Isaac Corporation and called the FICO score (sometimes known as
FICO classic score).
Not exact matches
Fair Isaac Co., the publisher of the
FICO credit
score which is widely used by lenders to assess the credit worthiness of a borrower, is rolling out its new and improved credit score system, FICO Risk Score, Classic 08, or FIC
score which is widely used by lenders to assess the credit worthiness of a borrower, is rolling out its new and improved credit
score system, FICO Risk Score, Classic 08, or FIC
score system,
FICO Risk
Score, Classic 08, or FIC
Score,
Classic 08, or
FICO 08.
Contrary to what you may have heard, authorized user accounts do count in a person's credit
score under most
scoring systems, including the
FICO ®
Classic 4 version that is used for all mortgages today.
In fact, there are several versions of
FICO scores used by lenders; for instance: Equifax has Beacon 5.0 (
FICO 2005) and Beacon 9.0 (which is
FICO08); Transunion has TU98, TU04 and
FICO ® Risk
Score,
Classic 08 (which is
FICO08) and Experian has
FICO ® Risk Model v08 with several versions in use by lenders.
For example,
FICO ® has all of these different models:
FICO ®
Score 9,
FICO ® Auto
Score 9,
FICO ® Bankcard
Score 9,
FICO CLASSIC V5,
FICO CLASSIC (04), Fair ISAAC (VER.
And, in our experience, these
scores are almost always considerably higher than the
FICO scores based on the Experian and TransUnion credit information — the Experian / Fair Isaac and the
FICO Risk
Score,
Classic.
Virtually all mortgage lenders use the
FICO Classic version of
scores, created in 2004, because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac only accept that
score version.
It stated that they are currently evaluating three different models, the
Classic FICO,
FICO 9, and Vantage
Score 3.0, and are looking for public feedback.
The «
classic»
FICO scoring model gives consumers a number between 300 and 850.
FICO uses the same base of information available in its «
classic»
scores, but fine - tunes the data based on industry - specific risk behavior.
The most commonly used model is known as the «
Classic»
FICO scoring model.
Next, most of these auto lenders are using the
FICO score system but they may not be using a
classic FICO score.
No mortgage lender or auto lender is using this
score (since it is for bankcards) and almost all credit card companies are using a more recent version than
FICO 98 (typically
FICO 8
Classic or BE, or possibly
FICO 04).
In the
classic FICO score, the amount of available credit you're using — called a «credit utilization ratio» — constitutes thirty percent of your
score, making it the second largest consideration in assessing your credit worthiness.
The FHFA currently relies on
FICO's
classic scoring model.
The
classic FICO ®
Scores in use today by the vast majority of lenders all fall within the 300 - 850
score range.
«FHFA recognizes that there are compelling reasons for the Enterprises to update their credit
score requirement from
Classic FICO,» the agency said.
In the new
score models, medical collections are now treated differently than other types of debt «resulting in medical debt having less of a negative impact than with
Classic FICO,» according to FHFA's request for input.
The two government - sponsored enterprises have relied on the «
classic»
FICO credit
scoring model for the past 12 years.