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FICO® Score Credit Insights Report: Average FICO Score Dips to 714
BOZEMAN, Mont., March 24, 2026--FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today released its Spring ’26 edition of the FICO® Score Credit Insights report, showing the average U.S. FICO Score declined to 714, continuing a gradual downward trend since 2023, even though a record 48.1% of consumers now have FICO® Scores of 750 or higher.
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