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FICO and U.S. Senator Mark Warner are continuing their partnership to host the Virginia Financial Empowerment Series, offering free credit education workshops in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, on October 29 and 30, 2024. The series, part of FICO's Score A Better Future™ program, aims to enhance financial literacy throughout Virginia.

Two workshops are scheduled: one for individuals and small business owners on October 29, focusing on improving FICO® Scores, and another on October 30 specifically for small business owners, addressing how credit can support business growth. The events will provide information on FICO® Scores, lending decisions, and steps for improving financial health. Attendees can also receive free credit counseling from Money Management International (MMI).

The workshops are organized in collaboration with local partners Mustard Seed Place and the Metropolitan Business League, emphasizing the importance of financial education in achieving financial wellness.

FICO, a global analytics software leader, is set to host a booth at the Las Vegas Asian Night Market on October 19, 2024, from 5PM to 11PM at the College of Southern NV, Charleston Campus. This initiative, in partnership with the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC), aims to bridge financial literacy gaps in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.

At FICO's booth, attendees will find educational resources on improving credit health, understanding FICO® Scores, and developing strong financial habits. Visitors can learn how to obtain their FICO® Scores for free and schedule consultations with Money Management International. The event will also feature a raffle for NASCAR Cup Series tickets.

The Asian Night Market celebrates AANHPI culture while supporting local businesses, with vendors retaining 100% of their profits and net proceeds from ticket sales supporting community services.

FICO's latest analysis reveals that the average U.S. FICO® Score remains at 717, one point lower than a year ago. Key factors impacting the score in 2024 include:

1. Missed payments rising: Over 18% of the population had a past-due payment on one or more credit accounts in the last year, up 5% from April 2023.

2. Consumer debt increasing: Average credit card utilization grew to 35%, up 3% from April 2023 and 6% from April 2020.

3. New credit activity slowing: 44% of the population opened at least one new credit account in the prior 12 months, down from 45.5% in April 2023.

These trends suggest economic pressures are affecting household finances, with high interest rates and consumer prices contributing to increased missed payments and debt levels.

FICO, a global analytics software leader, has partnered with iSON Xperiences, Africa's largest business process outsourcing solutions company, to bring FICO's customer management capabilities to 15 African countries. This collaboration will integrate FICO's decisioning technology with iSON Xperiences' BPO & CX solutions, enabling businesses to better manage customers across their lifecycle.

iSON Xperiences will provide African banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers, and other firms with FICO-powered solutions that enhance customer acquisition, management, and debt collection. These solutions will combine data, analytics, machine learning, and AI with human expertise to create meaningful customer interactions.

The partnership aims to help clients maximize customer value through data-driven innovation, focusing on understanding and predicting customer behavior and needs, and automating decisions based on these insights.

FICO has been named Teradata's 2024 Industry ISV Partner of the Year at the Teradata Possible event in Los Angeles. This recognition highlights the partnership between the two companies in creating AI-powered decision automation and optimization solutions for various industries. Their collaboration has resulted in advanced offerings for:

1. Financial services: Real-time payments fraud protection
2. Healthcare: Decision automation for complex medical claims
3. Retail, manufacturing, and transportation: Real-time forecasting and modeling for supply chain resiliency

The partnership aims to help businesses streamline processes, reduce costs, stop fraud, and accelerate innovation. Both companies emphasize the importance of trusted data and innovation in delivering business value and mitigating risk for their customers.

FICO (NYSE: FICO) has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence Platforms 2024 Vendor Assessment. The report highlights FICO® Platform as a solution that revolutionizes digital transformation for businesses through an end-to-end integrated approach. Key strengths of FICO Platform include:

• Strong brand equity, especially in regulated industries
• Scalable data integration capabilities across internal and over 100 external sources
• Flexibility in decision models
• Positive client feedback on support and machine learning capabilities

The platform empowers organizations to drive critical, strategic business outcomes across the entire customer lifecycle while enabling agile and collaborative innovation.

FICO, a global analytics software leader, is hosting free Score A Better Future™ (SABF) Fundamentals credit education workshops at Durango High School in Las Vegas on October 18. Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Champion and Richard Childress Racing driver, will participate in a workshop at his alma mater to inspire students about finances, credit, and FICO® Scores.

The initiative aims to address the financial literacy gap in the U.S., as a recent FICO survey found that 28% of Gen Z don't consider themselves financially literate. The SABF Fundamentals curriculum is available for free to all accredited middle and high schools, providing educators with materials to teach students about personal finance and credit decisions.

FICO's survey also revealed that 90% of Gen Z young adults believe their financial situation would improve with more personal finance resources and education. The FICO® Score is used by 90% of top U.S. lenders for various credit decisions, emphasizing the importance of understanding personal FICO Scores.

FICO's latest global consumer fraud research reveals alarming attitudes toward first-party financial fraud in Malaysia. The survey shows that 55% of Malaysians think it's OK or normal to exaggerate income on loan applications, significantly higher than the global average of 39%. Key findings include:

• 66% believe misrepresenting income on bank account applications is normal or acceptable
• 64% think the same for automotive financing applications
• 59% for mortgage applications
• 37% find exaggerating income on personal loan applications acceptable under specific conditions

The research also highlights that falsifying insurance claims is viewed as the most taboo form of fraud, with 49% of Malaysian respondents believing it is not acceptable. FICO warns that these attitudes pose significant risks to financial institutions and urges the implementation of effective fraud prevention strategies.

FICO's latest global consumer fraud survey reveals concerning attitudes towards financial fraud in the Philippines. More than half of Filipinos believe it's acceptable or normal to misrepresent income on various financial applications:

• 56% for bank accounts
• 55% for automotive financing
• 53% for mortgages

Notably, 36% of Filipinos find exaggerating income on personal loan applications acceptable under certain conditions, while 15% view it as normal. The survey also highlights significant risks in the growing mortgage sector, with 37% of Filipino consumers believing it's acceptable to lie on mortgage applications under certain circumstances.

Falsifying insurance claims is seen as the most taboo form of fraud, with 62% of Filipino respondents considering it unacceptable. Aashish Sharma, APAC segment leader at FICO, emphasizes the need for financial institutions to strengthen risk assessment procedures and adopt holistic data approaches to combat application fraud.