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FICO

FICO (legal name: Fair Isaac Corporation), originally Fair, Isaac and Company, is an American data analytics company based in Bozeman, Montana, focused on credit scoring services. It was founded by Bill Fair and Earl Isaac in 1956. Its FICO score, a measure of consumer credit risk, has become a fixture of consumer lending in the United States.

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Founded
1956; 70 years ago (1956) (as Fair, Isaac, and Company)
Founders
Bill Fair · Earl Isaac
Industry
Data analytics
Headquarters
Bozeman, Montana, US
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
William Lansing (CEO)

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FICO score

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FICO

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Avg. degree1.94
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related to history · 14
FICO → American, Bill, California, Company, Earl Judson Isaac, Fair, Isaac, July, Menlo Park, New York Stock Exchange, Selling, Stanford Research Institute, The, William
related to Antitrust issues · 11
FICO → Between, Chang, December, DOJ, DOJ's Antitrust Division, In March, In September, Justice, US Department, US District Judge Edmond, US Senator Josh Hawley
related to Headquarters moves · 10
FICO → California, CEO, CEO William Lansing, In, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Originally, San Jose, San Rafael, Thomas Grudnowski
related to FICO score · 8
FICO → Canada, Equifax, Experian, Mexico, PRBC, TransUnion, United States, US
related to External links · 5
FICO → Fair Isaac Corporation, GoogleReutersSEC, How Does FICO Calculate, Official, Score
related to Name changes · 5
FICO → Company, Fair, Fair Isaac Corporation, Isaac, Originally
Founders · 2
FICO → Bill Fair, Earl Isaac
Traded as · 2
FICO → NYSE: FICO, S&P 500 component
Area served · 1
FICO → Worldwide
Founded · 1
FICO → 1956; 70 years ago (1956) (as Fair, Isaac, and Company)

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FICOArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
FICOFounded1956; 70 years ago (1956) (as Fair, Isaac, and Company)1.00infobox
FICOFoundersBill Fair1.00infobox
FICOFoundersEarl Isaac1.00infobox
FICOHeadquartersBozeman, Montana, US1.00infobox
FICOIndustryData analytics1.00infobox
FICOKey peopleWilliam Lansing (CEO)1.00infobox
FICONet incomeUS$652 million (2025)1.00infobox
FICONumber of employees3,811(2025)1.00infobox
FICOOperating incomeUS$925 million (2025)1.00infobox
FICOProductsFICO score1.00infobox
FICORevenueUS$1.99 billion (2025)1.00infobox
FICOServicesComputer software1.00infobox
FICOTotal assetsUS$1.87 billion (2025)1.00infobox
FICOTotal equity−US$1.7 billion (2025)1.00infobox
FICOTrade nameFICO1.00infobox
FICOTraded asNYSE: FICO1.00infobox
FICOTraded asS&P 500 component1.00infobox
FICOTypePublic1.00infobox
FICOWebsitewww.fico.com1.00infobox

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