You will not be able to view your own Experian FICO score after February 14th due to a dispute between the credit bureau and the credit score company. Experian FICO scores are still going to be available to business customers and lenders, but not to consumers directly:
"Credit.com has learned that on January 15th Experian sent a termination
letter to Fair Isaac that will likely end their 6-year partnership with
myFICO.com. The move will make managing credit scores more difficult
for consumers as it eliminates access to one of the three FICO credit
scores. "
letter to Fair Isaac that will likely end their 6-year partnership with
myFICO.com. The move will make managing credit scores more difficult
for consumers as it eliminates access to one of the three FICO credit
scores. "
Get all the facts about the Experian FICO score news from our team of credit experts.
Emily Peters – Credit.com's personal finance expert and former TransUnion credit bureau insider. Emily writes about credit reports, credit cards, loans and personal finance as the CreditBloggers.com editor.
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Hi Emily: This is just terrible news for the consumer. The consumer is really being hurt here. Now there will be nowhere for the consumer to check their Experian FICO score without making an inquiry. What I mean is when you checked your own credit – it doesn’t count as an inquiry. Now the only way to check your Experian FICO is to go to some lender, bank, or broker, and you will get hit for an inquiry! This is really bad for the consumer!
Hi Emily: This is just terrible news for the consumer. The consumer is really being hurt here. Now there will be nowhere for the consumer to check their Experian FICO score without making an inquiry. What I mean is when you checked your own credit – it doesn’t count as an inquiry. Now the only way to check your Experian FICO is to go to some lender, bank, or broker, and you will get hit for an inquiry! This is really bad for the consumer!