Today your credit
score determines how much you’ll pay for insurance, a mortgage, rent, a car
loan, and more. And FICO is one of the main scoring systems used.
Consumers
with low credit scores may soon be able to raise their number under a new
scoring system that measures how responsibly they manage their checking or
savings accounts—not just their payment history. The new score, called Ultra FICO,
should become available in the summer of 2019.
Consumers will have to opt
in. If they do, data about their banking behavior—including the length of time
their bank accounts have been open, the frequency of activity, and evidence of
saving—in addition to their timely payment practices, will be used to calculate
a score. The company says, by figuring credit scores this way, the range of
people who qualify for credit could grow.
This is really geared for someone
with a low score if you already have a good credit score this Ultra FICO would
be of no benefit to you.
A policy analyst for Consumers Union says while
incorporating bank transaction data into credit scores could help some consumers raise
their credit scores, consumers should exercise caution before opting into this
program, and government regulators should keep a close eye on its
implementation.
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