Equifax: We’re the only one
From: Greg Fisher
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:16 AM
To: Tim Klein, vice president, public relations, Equifax
Subject: credit score, FICO, Equifax, exclusivity
Richard F. Smith, chairman and chief executive officer
Equifax, Inc.
You write, “The FICO Score is the most commonly used scoring model among lenders, and Equifax is the only major credit reporting agency that can provide you [...]
Wikipedia Credit Karma/FICO baloney
The 4-year mess continues. But, how long will it take the collective brain of the world to figure out this one?
Genius 99.23.41.118 contributes: “Credit Karma will provide the FICO score from TransUnion for free, but will not provide the actual credit report.”
But, as any idiot can see, at the “wiki” about Credit Karma:
Credit Karma provides users with a [...]
Credit score myth on Wikipedia dies after 654 days
New encyclopedia game contestant Kat Malone removed Wikipedia’s 678 credit score myth on May 22, 2009, after it stood for one year and 9 months.
The user challenged the 678 myth in the Wikipedia article “Credit score (United States)” with the deadly wiki ”citation needed” flag.
Other important and controversial changes in the wiki include capitalizing the word corporation, and that the FICO score scale [...]