Other FICO Score Names
Rebranded FICO Scores
Should you obtain your credit report from a lender, or find yourself discussing your scores with one, it is helpful to know that FICO scores are not always called FICO scores. When the credit bureaus sell FICO scores to lenders they re-brand the scores.
The Bureau score FICO names are as follows:
- Experian calls their FICO score the Experian/Fair Isaac Risk Model
- Equifax calls their FICO score the BEACON® Score
- TransUnion calls theirs the EMPIRICA® Score
Next: Bureau Score Differences
- Introduction
- The History of Scores
- The Uses of Scores
- Scores Not Included
- Credit Score Confusion
- The Vantage Score
- Getting FICO
- Other FICO Score Names
- Bureau Score Differences
- When Scores Change
- Using Rapid Rescore
- The Nature of Scores
- Credit Score Numbers
- What is Included
- Payment History
- Amounts Owed
- Length of History
- New Credit
- Types of Credit Used
- What is Excluded
- FICO ’08 Changes
- Authorized User Accounts
- Building Credit for Scores
- Credit Repair Do’s
- A Credit Repair Invitation