FICO® Score XD

FICO® Score XD

Giving bankcard issuers the ability to identify credit worthy, previously unscorable, borrowers.

Product Details

Bankcard issuers have a new opportunity to extend credit to millions of U.S. consumers who otherwise cannot be scored safely, either due to insufficient or stale data in traditional credit bureau files. FICO introduces FICO® Score XD—developed in partnership with LexisNexis® Risk Solutions and Equifax® — this new score leverages alternative data sources to give issuers a second opportunity to assess otherwise unscorable consumers. FICO® Score XD is designed with precision and compliance in mind to enable issuers to safely extend credit to a largely untapped market using an accessible and familiar FICO® Score.

Expanded Scoreable Universe
FICO® Score XD extends the scorable universe by millions of consumers and has shown to enable lenders to score more than half of all applicants that have previously been unscorable.

Easy integration
The design of FICO® Score XD allows lenders to easily incorporate the score into their existing strategies and operational workflows that are currently using traditional FICO® Scores. With all the data sources aggregated by the score processor, Equifax, leveraging alternative data just got a lot simpler.

An onramp to mainstream credit
More than a third of applicants now scorable with FICO® Score XD fall above 620. Research shows borrowers that score higher with the FICO® Score XD and go on to obtain credit maintain high traditional credit scores. Nearly half of those scoring above 620 that obtain credit migrate to FICO® Scores of 700 or higher. Lenders providing this initial access to credit stand to benefit by building lifetime loyalty and incremental opportunities with these consumers.

Safely Scoring More Consumers

FICO is using FCRA-compliant alternative data sources to give reliable FICO® Scores to people who can’t be scored using credit bureau data alone. In evaluating and selecting data for the model, FICO put each data type through a rigorous six-point test: ability to comply with relevant regulations; depth/breadth of information provided; scope and consistency of coverage across populations; accuracy; predictiveness; and additive value.

Safely Scoring More Consumers

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FICO® Score XD

Introducing FICO® Score XD, now bankcard issuers have a new opportunity to extend credit to millions of U.S. consumers who otherwise cannot be scored appropriately, either due to insufficient or stale data in traditional credit bureau file...
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Can Alternative Data Expand Credit Access?

Over 50 million US adults don’t currently have FICO® Scores because of sparse or old data in their credit files, or because they lack a credit file all together. Can scoring help lenders safely and responsibly extend credit to these consum...
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FICO® Score XD

Most Americans have FICO® Scores – the three-digit number that lenders use to make credit decisions. But more than 50 million American adults do not. This infographic illustrates why these credit invisibles do not have a FICO Score and wha...
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FICO® Score: Credit Scoring Innovation Timeline 1989 To Today

Walk through time with FICO® as we transform the credit risk industry. The FICO® Score is the independent standard in credit risk scoring, trusted by lenders and investors for decades. FICO’s enduring focus on innovation has facilitated ac...