2008 Credit Score News
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5/2/08
Influence: Government. Credit scores. Pre-employment screening
Experian and Equifax reply
Same as TransUnion and Choicepoint: No scores.
4/24/08
Influence: Government. Credit scores. Pre-employment screening.
Reports vary.
Big voices saying different things make it hard to know what to believe.
4/4/08
Fake-O FICO Funk: New York Times correction
Won't be fooled again by Experian
Another big media outlet falls for Experian's PLUS score (average 678; 692) snow job, but sets the record straight.
4/2/08
Happy Birthday, VantageScore
Equifax/Experian/TransUnion troika celebrates the first two years, down at the courthouse
U.S. District judge denies the three blind mice's dismissal request.
3/18/08
Wikipedia, style before facts
The debates rage on while the truth suffers
Just another day at Wikipedia. Nothing new, here. See the edits.
3/16/08
Fannie Mae credit score chart
Pricing based on FICO score and equity
A more detailed credit score matrix for the mortgage lending industry.
3/9/08
Fake-O FICO Funk
New York Times duped
Falls for Experian's fake credit score. Confuses it with FICO and ends up misleading consumers. Times Corrections.
2/8/08
FICO 08
Fair Isaac's 2008 version of its broad-based credit bureau risk score model
Index and timeline.
