FICO® Score Credit Insights Report: Average FICO Score Dips to 714
FICO (
NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today released its Spring ’26 edition of the FICO® Score Credit Insights report, showing the average U.S. FICO Score declined to 714, continuing a gradual downward trend since 2023, even though a record 48.1% of consumers now have FICO® Scores of 750 or higher.
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FICO Announces Pricing of $1.0 Billion in Senior Notes
Fair Isaac Corporation (
NYSE: FICO) announced today that it priced $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) in a private offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes were priced to investors at 100% of their principal amount and are senior unsecured obligations of FICO.