Fair Isaac News

Fair Isaac Corp. CEO Mark Greene received $2.29 million in total compensation for the company's 2009 fiscal year, up from $1.9 million a year ago, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Last weeka TMs top five guru bargain stocks were Coinstar Inc, Fair Isaac Corp, Alkermes Inc, American International Group Inc, and Cal Dive International Inc.

The next six months will bring more credit-card and mortgage defaults, said Mark Greene , chief executive officer of FICO , maker of the credit-scoring formula most widely used by U.S. lenders.

FICO has been associated with the world of business rules and decision management since its founding in 1956.

Fair Isaac Corp is best known for its FICO scores, which are compiled and created from information collected from the three major credit reporting agencies of Equifax , TransUnion and Experian plc.

Last weeka TMs top five guru bargain stocks were M.D.C. Holdings Inc, Fair Isaac Corp, Brinker International Inc, Integrated Device Technology Inc, MEMC and Electronic Materials Inc.

Two top-level executives are leaving Fair Isaac Corp., the Minneapolis company best known for its FICO credit score that has been struggling to turn itself around financially.

Los Angeles Business from bizjournals - by Sam Black of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal Fair Isaac Corp.

A federal jury verdict in Minneapolis confirms a complete victory for VantageScore Solutions in all claims made by FICO.

For S&P 500 companies, 49% of recommendations say "buy" and 44% say "hold." Just 7% say "sell." Perhaps analysts find S&P 500 companies or the broader stock market particularly attractive now, but the dearth of "sell" recommendations is nothing new.

The way you pay your existing credit accounts is the most important part of your credit score.

QUESTION: Are car insurance companies in Hawaii allowed to use our FICO credit score to determine what we pay in premiums? I know someone who has a clean traffic abstract but pays more than double what others would pay in their age category.

A credit score is a number that helps lenders and others predict how likely you are to make your credit payments on time.

Ilhavo, Portugal a ' 16/10/2009 a ' SADIF Investment Analytics, announces a new summary due diligence report covering Fair Isaac Corporation .

Best Buy : Reported second-quarter net income of $158 million and revenue of $11.02 billion, compared with 2008 second-quarter net income of $202 million and revenue of $9.8 billion.

Fair Isaac Corp., the Minneapolis-based maker of software used to create credit scores, sued Israel's Nice Systems Ltd.

About 50 million Americans don't have enough credit to get credit, but that may change as a result of a scoring system recently launched by Fair Isaac Corp., the Minneapolis-based developer of consumer credit scores.

Dear Action Line: I need to improve my credit score to qualify for a home loan, and I'm told I should go through credit counseling for this.

Credit scores have been getting a lot of attention lately, as lenders tighten credit standards and contend with new legislation that has, among other things, reined in how credit-card issuers can raise rates.

Is it time to trade in your old credit card? With issuers changing interest rates, credit limits and other terms/conditions in response to the credit crunch and new federal regulations, experts say it may be time for borrowers to re-evaluate their plastic.