The Credit Card Industry & VantageScore
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Credit-Worthy Borrowers
Credit card issuers used 10.1 billion of VantageScore credit scores between January to December 2023.
VantageScore 4.0 is a major strategic asset for credit card issuers, making use of credit scoring models throughout the entire customer life cycle – from prospecting to origination, account management, and loss prevention and recovery.
The VantageScore Value
The mathematical underpinnings of the VantageScore platform allow credit card issuers to manage and assess their portfolios and to assess credit card holders’ creditworthiness with more confidence because VantageScore 4.0 can:
- Better predict the likelihood of future serious delinquencies on any type of account, allowing credit card issuers to make better credit decisions.
- Generate credit scores that are more consistent across the CRCs – regardless of which one provides the score – so that score variations are minimal and those differences can be attributed solely to differences in a consumer’s credit file information.
- VantageScore provides credit scores for approximately 33 million previously “unscoreable” consumers.
- Produce scores that are more stable across fluctuations in the market and consumer spending habits.
Together, we can build a stronger and more inclusive lending ecosystem.
Credit Card Industry Performance
Specific to the credit card industry, the VantageScore 4.0 model provides a 3.1% performance improvement in account management and 2.3% lift in originations over a benchmark CRC credit score model.
More Predictive
The VantageScore model delivers superior predictive accuracy among Prime and Near-Prime consumers, typically the most desirable segment for any lender. That superior performance boosts lenders’ ability to assess potential portfolio risks.
The VantageScore model delivers superior predictive accuracy among Prime and Near-Prime consumers, typically the most desirable segment for any lender. That superior performance boosts lenders’ ability to assess potential portfolio risks.
More Consistent
The first true tri-bureau model produces closely aligned risk assessments when pulling scores from multiple CRCs. This assures lenders get a more consistent picture of a consumer’s credit payment behavior, regardless of which CRC provides the score.
The first true tri-bureau model produces closely aligned risk assessments when pulling scores from multiple CRCs. This assures lenders get a more consistent picture of a consumer’s credit payment behavior, regardless of which CRC provides the score.
More Versatile
Each scorecard is optimized to provide maximum performance for origination and account management requirements.
Each scorecard is optimized to provide maximum performance for origination and account management requirements.
More Consumer Friendly
The number of reason codes associated with the VantageScore model has been cut by nearly half, with each one re-written in clear, easy-to-understand language. Consumers have received billions of VantageScores for free via credit monitoring websites and applications.
The number of reason codes associated with the VantageScore model has been cut by nearly half, with each one re-written in clear, easy-to-understand language. Consumers have received billions of VantageScores for free via credit monitoring websites and applications.
More Inclusive
The VantageScore 4.0 model can score approximately 33 million more people than other commercially available models because it can analyze consumers with no credit activity within the past six months without sacrificing predictiveness. This includes millions of creditworthy people who previously have been unable to get a score and have therefore faced challenges when seeking credit.
The VantageScore 4.0 model can score approximately 33 million more people than other commercially available models because it can analyze consumers with no credit activity within the past six months without sacrificing predictiveness. This includes millions of creditworthy people who previously have been unable to get a score and have therefore faced challenges when seeking credit.
Using VantageScore for the Credit Card Industry
VantageScore 4.0 helps lenders navigate the ever-changing landscape of credit scoring by aligning with the top CRCs and scoring more borrowers, more consistently.
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