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Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you likely have seen great number of references to FICO score through the years. Through this article, you will be provided with a general overview of what FICO score is all about and how it effects your life.

 


Understanding FICO Credit Scores
 
  http://www.myfico.com
What is a FICO score?
Fair, Issac Corp: Company overview
How Fico Credit Scores are calculated
Key factors in calculating credit scores
 

What Determines Your Fico Score?
 
 
Factors Affecting Your FICO Score
 
Payment history
Amounts owed
Length of credit history
New credit
Types of credit
Inquiries
 
  Positive factors
Negative factors
What’s not considered in a credit score?
 
FICO Score Products
 
 

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7/15/10

Figures provided by FICO Inc. show that 25.5 percent of consumers — nearly 43.4 million people — now have a credit score of 599 or below, marking them as poor risks for lenders. It's unlikely they will be able to get credit cards, auto loans or mortgages under the tighter lending standards banks now use.

 

 

7/17/09

A Home Loan Modification could affect your credit score depending on how far behind you are and the kind of mortgage loan modification you’ll be granted.

 

 

7/8/09

In this recession, many consumers find their credit as the credit crunch continue to take its toll. Banks and credit-card companies hit by charge-offs are tightening up their lending standards.

 

 

6/15/09

As the recession drags on, more people find their all-important credit scores slipping. Here are some suggestions what you can do about it

 

 

6/10/09

Fair Isaac Corp., maker of the popular FICO credit score, is rolling out its new-and-improved scoring model, dubbed FICO 08, with Equifax.

 

 

5/19/09

Recently, many consumers have experienced their credit card company decreased their credit line. Card issuers are tightening the screws on consumers

 

 

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