FICO and Affirm Unveil Industry-Leading Analysis of 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Loans
First-of-its-kind analysis finds Affirm customers with multiple BNPL loans would be most likely to experience score increases with FICO's innovative treatment of that data
FICO (NYSE:FICO), global analytics software leader, today released key guidance and takeaways from a study that analyzed the impact of including ‘Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) loans in a consumer's FICO® Score.
FICO conducted the 12-month study in partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. The research compared the FICO® Scores of more than 500,000 consumers who opened at least one new Affirm BNPL loan against a benchmark population of consumers wi