Vantagescore news and trends

Consumer-Permissioned Data Expansion Gives Rise to New Data Brokers

June 05, 2024
Cash Flow-Based Underwriting Adds Real-Time Context to FICO Score
Loans // May 24, 2024

The FICO score — what we might think of as the general “shorthand” for lending — was created back in 1989. In the decades since, and now as we’re on the cusp of the middle of the 2020s, relying on the triple-digit number to crystallize...

VantageScore Unveils Credit-Scoring Model That Includes Alternative Open Banking Data
Financial Inclusion // May 15, 2024

VantageScore unveiled a new credit-scoring model that uses both traditional credit data and alternative open banking data. The combination gives lenders a predictive lift of up to 10% compared to the VantageScore 4.0 credit score, which itself gives an 8% lift over conventional scoring models, the company said in...

Card Delinquencies, Pressure on Account Openings Signal Rocky Road for Banks, Payment Networks
Credit Cards // April 01, 2024

Earnings season begins anew in just a few weeks, documenting the first few months of the year — and how the March quarter shaped up for all manner of enterprises. And for the payment networks, for the banks too, there may be some headwinds in...

Credit Card Delinquencies Climb as Consumers’ Savings Dip
Consumer Finance // April 01, 2024

While the average American consumer remains “credit healthy,” some trouble spots are apparent. The latest installment of VantageScore’s Credit Gauge shows delinquencies climbing across all tiers of credit — and for a range of credit products, including mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and auto loans....

Interviews & Exclusives
Subprime Borrowers’ Delinquencies up as Credit Lifeline Grows Taut

June 02, 2023
Credit card use is up, and card balances are increasing. It may be the more vulnerable borrowers among us signaling that distress could lie ahead — particularly in auto loans and retail cards. Data released this week from VantageScore showed that credit card are delinquencies rising compared to a year ago. The most significant increase was seen in […]

What ‘Unscorable’ Consumers Really Look Like

December 08, 2016
While credit scores, or the lack thereof, tell lenders a lot about consumers, the traditional credit scoring models don’t always provide a clear picture of risk. Sarah Davies, SVP of...

How Model Validation Helps Credit Scoring Evolve With The Times

December 02, 2016
Promoting transparency in credit scores sounds like the ideal, but putting it into action is a whole other story. But as consumer behaviors and lending environments change, having confidence in...

VantageScore And The Public Record

August 24, 2016
The three credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and Equifax), under a program called the National Consumer Assistance Plan (NCAP) are looking for ways to improve their methods of collecting, reporting...

Quick Reads
VantageScore Unveils Credit-Scoring Model That Includes Alternative Open Banking Data

May 15, 2024
VantageScore unveiled a new credit-scoring model that uses both traditional credit data and alternative open banking data. The combination gives lenders a predictive lift of up to 10% compared to the VantageScore 4.0 credit score, which itself gives an 8% lift over conventional scoring models, the company said in a Wednesday (May 15) press release. The new credit-scoring model is […]

Credit Card Delinquencies Climb as Consumers’ Savings Dip

April 01, 2024
While the average American consumer remains “credit healthy,” some trouble spots are apparent. The latest installment of VantageScore’s Credit Gauge shows delinquencies climbing across all tiers of credit — and...

Personal Loan Delinquencies Jump in Nov., Presaging Holiday ‘Hangover’

January 07, 2024
Americans ended 2023 dealing with increasing financial strain, relying more on personal loans. That’s according to a recent report by VantageScore, which warns that increased dependence on these loans and...

FinTech Vet Silvio Tavares Named VantageScore Head

October 12, 2021
FinTech veteran Silvio Tavares was appointed president and CEO of VantageScore Solutions and will bring his expertise from the Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA), a banking industry association he founded and...