Credit scores

Petal's getting aggressive with its incentive marketing by approaching consumers with limited credit histories, and it's betting artificial intelligence can handle the higher risk.

Readers respond to JPMorgan's Twitter gaffe, weigh the role banks should play on issues like climate change, consider the impact of artificial intelligence on fair lending and more.

Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York signaled which legislative provisions Democratic leaders would accept in a bipartisan housing finance package.

The new cloud-based solution is intended to help financial institutions make quicker credit decisions by integrating consumers’ histories with advanced software.

The Federal Housing Administration is returning to manual reviews of higher-risk loans it insures because it's finding that a growing share have lower credit scores, higher debt-to-income ratios, or both.

The lab works with more than 200 data scientists to create access to affordable credit and help financial firms match products to customers, the company says.

Ahead of testimony by the CEOs of the major bureaus, House Financial Services Committee leaders proposed sweeping changes for the credit reporting industry and credit-score protections for furloughed government workers.

The U.S. car rental industry has frustrated many young adults for years with special restrictions and credit checks for customers under who try to pay with a debit card. But big data is bringing some relief.

Young consumers don't have long credit records, but they do make lots of recurring payments that can feed credit risk decisioning, according to Barrett Burns, president and CEO of VantageScore Solutions.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has proposed barring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from using credit scores developed by VantageScore over concern about conflicts of interest with the joint venture of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

CU*Answers is working with VantageScore, and now its institutions will be able to get additional information on members' credit history.

The banking subsidiary of the Bloomington, Ill., insurer must stop providing inaccurate information to the credit bureaus under a consent order.

Coca-Cola Co.’s ‘Share a Coke’ campaign saw the beverage maker turn to Experian to help it pick the most popular names among likely soda drinkers in Britain, and printed them where its iconic logo is usually placed.

From digital assistants and new branching strategies to revamped hiring processes and improved cybersecurity, these are the winners of the 2018 Best Practices Awards.

A credit-builder loan at Virginia-based The Partnership Federal Credit Union wasn't meeting the needs of as many members as it could. Here's how the CU fixed that problem.

Self Lender is launching a secured credit card next year in the hopes of attracting big-bank partners that can use it to comply with the Community Reinvestment Act.

Upturn, which is owned by a BBVA unit, is offering a free online tool consumers can use to detect and dispute inaccuracies in their credit report.

Credit Karma has agreed to buy a credit reporting company that TransUnion initially sought to develop as the fintech's British equivalent.

Promontory Financial Group CEO Eugene Ludwig says AI tools can remove the risks — and discrimination — involved in opening the U.S. financial system to newcomers.

A new credit score that includes consumers' cash flow alongside their credit score is winning praise for its potential to help expand access to credit, but some worry it gives the credit bureaus even more data that could be compromised.