What Is a Credit Score?

A credit score is a number that rates a consumer’s creditworthiness. The higher the score, the better a borrower looks to ...

Why Credit Scores Don’t Always Match and Which One Really Matters Most to You

Your score is constantly changing because lenders regularly provide new information about you to the credit bureaus. For ...
Morningstar

Credit-bureau stocks like Equifax's are getting hammered as FICO moves to directly license mortgage scores

Fair Isaac, known as FICO, is aiming to cut costs for the mortgage industry as it looks to bypass Equifax, TransUnion and Experian FICO says it plans to license its credit scores for mortgages ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Credit score shake-up slams Chicago's TransUnion

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Fair Isaac Corp. will now sell credit scores directly to ...

Equifax, TransUnion stocks dip after Pulte comments on credit bureaus

Equifax (EFX) stock slipped 2.3%, and TransUnion (TRU) stock declined 2.5% in Tuesday premarket trading after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte renewed his criticism of credit ...