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FICO UK Credit Card Report Shows Record Balances as Spending Falls
The average active UK card balance rose 0.4% to £1,980 in July, a record for the second month running, even as average monthly spending fell 2% to £815.
September 22, 2026
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Fintechbits has published 5 articles about FICO since April 2026, most often on lending and fraud and identity.
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FICO Fires Back With Its Own FHA Approval, Same Day as VantageScore’s
FHA lenders can use FICO Score 10T from 1 January 2027, the same date VantageScore 4.0 received, and FICO announced within hours of its rival. Neither wanted to be second.
September 13, 2026
VantageScore 4.0 Gets the Last Government Holdout: FHA Will Accept It in 2027
With FHA on board from 1 January 2027, VantageScore 4.0 is cleared across every government mortgage channel. The FHA insures roughly one in five US mortgages.
September 13, 2026
FICO UK Card Data Shows Consumers Spending More and Paying Down Less
UK card spend rose 5.6% in June to £835 while average balances hit a record £1,975. Consumers repaid a smaller share and missed more payments than a year earlier.
August 26, 2026
Absa Enhances Fraud Prevention with FICO Technology Advances
Absa is the first major South African bank to use WhatsApp for real-time fraud verification across the whole fraud case process, using FICO technology.
April 27, 2026
FICO coverage timeline
September 2026
- FICO UK Credit Card Report Shows Record Balances as Spending FallsSeptember 22, 2026
- FICO Fires Back With Its Own FHA Approval, Same Day as VantageScore’sSeptember 13, 2026 · Regulation
- VantageScore 4.0 Gets the Last Government Holdout: FHA Will Accept It in 2027September 13, 2026 · Regulation
August 2026
April 2026
- Absa Enhances Fraud Prevention with FICO Technology AdvancesApril 27, 2026 · Partnership
FICO on Fintechbits: questions and answers
- What has Fintechbits reported about FICO recently?
- The most recent Fintechbits article about FICO is "FICO UK Credit Card Report Shows Record Balances as Spending Falls", published on 22 September 2026. Before that, Fintechbits published "FICO Fires Back With Its Own FHA Approval, Same Day as VantageScore’s" (13 September 2026) and "VantageScore 4.0 Gets the Last Government Holdout: FHA Will Accept It in 2027" (13 September 2026).
- What kind of FICO news does Fintechbits cover?
- Of the 5 articles Fintechbits has published about FICO, the most common stories are regulations (2) and partnerships (1).
- Which topics does Fintechbits cover FICO under?
- Fintechbits files most of its FICO coverage under lending (4 articles).