"This chart lists the score reason codes and associated
reason statements for Fair, Isaac's broad-based next generation
credit bureau risk scores (NextGen), and the corresponding classic
credit bureau risk scores (BEACON,® EMPIRICA,® the Experian/Fair,
Isaac Risk Model) and their associated Industry Option SM scores
(Auto, Bankcard, Installment and Personal Finance) across the
major US credit reporting agencies."
"This chart may be used as a reference when taking adverse
action or in customer service when responding to consumers'
inquiries as to the reasons for declination. This list is presented
in alphanumerical sequence by assigned NextGen risk score reason
code. The legend is as follows:"
"A number or alphanumeric code in the column specifies
the code associated with the reason statement for that score."
"I/O in the column indicates that the code is only used
in one or more classic Industry Options but is not currently
used in the classic base model."
"A (w) indicates that the wording has slightly changed
from the last published list. A blank in the column indicates
that the code is not presently delivered with that particular
score."
"An asterisk ( * ) indicates that the code was previously
used in the classic risk scores, but will not be used in the
NextGen risk scores."
Reason Statement
|
NextGen
Code
|
Equifax BEACON
Code
|
Trans Union EMPIRICA
Code
|
Experian Experian/Fair, Isaac Risk Model Code
|
Account payment history is too new to rate
|
A0
|
07
|
07
|
07
|
Accounts last reported in delinquent status
|
A1
|
|
|
|
Amount of credit available on revolving accounts
|
A2
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on accounts is too high
|
A3
|
01
|
01
|
01
|
Amount owed on bank/national revolving accounts
|
A4
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on collections filed
|
A5
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on delinquent accounts A6 34 31 (I/O)
34 (I/O)
|
A6
|
34
|
31 (I/O)
|
34 (I/O)
|
Amount owed on recently opened accounts is too
high
|
A7
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on recently opened bank/national
revolving accounts is too high
|
A8
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on recently opened consumer finance
company accounts is too high
|
A9
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on recently opened retail accounts
is too high
|
B0
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on recently opened revolving accounts
is too high
|
B1
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on recently opened sales finance
company accounts is too high
|
B2
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on retail accounts
|
B3
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on revolving accounts
|
B4
|
|
|
|
Amount owed on revolving accounts is too high
|
B5
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
Amount past due on accounts
|
B6
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
Bankruptcy filing reported
|
D0
|
|
|
|
Date of last inquiry too recent
|
D1
|
|
19
|
|
Delinquency on accounts
|
D2
|
|
|
|
Delinquency on recently opened accounts
|
D3
|
|
|
|
Derogatory public record or collection filed
|
D4
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
Frequency of delinquency
|
D5
|
|
|
|
Level of delinquency on accounts
|
D6
|
02
|
02
|
02
|
Serious delinquency
|
D7
|
39
|
39
|
39
|
Serious delinquency, and public record or collection
filed
|
D8
|
38
|
38
|
38
|
Serious delinquency, derogatory public record,
or collection filed
|
*
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
Insufficient installment payment history
|
F0
|
|
|
|
Lack of recently established credit accounts
|
F1
|
|
|
|
Lack of recently established revolving accounts
|
F2
|
|
|
|
Lack of recent auto finance loan information
|
F3
|
98 (I/O)
|
|
|
Lack of recent auto loan information F4 97 98
(I/O)
|
F4
|
|
97
|
98(I/O)
|
Lack of recent bank/national revolving information
|
F5
|
15 (w)
|
15 (w)
|
15 (w)
|
Lack of recent consumer finance company account
information
|
F6
|
99 (I/O)
|
99 (I/O)
|
99 (I/O)
|
Lack of recent installment loan information
|
F7
|
32
|
04
|
32
|
Lack of recent reported mortgage loan information
|
F8
|
|
|
|
Lack of recent non-mortgage installment loan
info
|
F9
|
|
|
|
Lack of recent retail account information
|
G0
|
|
|
|
Lack of recent revolving account information
|
G1
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
No mortgage loans reported
|
G2
|
|
|
|
No recent bank/national revolving balances
|
G3
|
|
29 (w)
|
29 (w)
|
No recent non-mortgage balance information
|
G4
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
No recent retail balances
|
G5
|
|
|
|
No recent revolving balances
|
G6
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
Length of time accounts have been established
|
J0
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
Length of time auto accounts have been established
|
J1
|
|
|
|
Length of time bank/national revolving accounts
have been established
|
J2
|
|
|
|
Length of time consumer finance company loans
have been established
|
J3
|
|
98
|
|
Length of time installment loans have been established
|
J4
|
25 (I/O)
|
|
25 (I/O)
|
Length of time reported mortgage accounts have
been established
|
J5
|
|
|
|
Length of time open installment loans have been
established
|
J6
|
|
|
36 (I/O)
|
Length of time retail accounts have been established
|
J7
|
|
|
|
Length of time revolving accounts have been established
|
J8
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
Time since account activity is too long
|
J9
|
|
|
|
Time since delinquency is too recent or unknown
|
K0
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
Time since derogatory public record or collection
is too short
|
K1
|
20 (w)
|
20 (w)
|
20 (w)
|
Time since most recent account opening is too
short
|
K2
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
Time since most recent auto account opening is
too short
|
K3
|
|
|
|
Time since most recent bank/national revolving
account opening is too short
|
K4
|
|
|
|
Time since most recent consumer finance company
account opening is too short
|
K5
|
|
|
|
Time since most recent installment loan account
opening is too short
|
K6
|
|
|
|
Time since most recent retail account established
|
K7
|
|
|
|
Time since most recent revolving account established
|
K8
|
|
|
|
Time since most recent sales finance company
account opening is too short
|
K9
|
|
|
|
Number of accounts currently in delinquent status
|
M0
|
|
|
|
Number of accounts with delinquency
|
M1
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
Number of accounts with recent delinquency
|
M2
|
|
|
|
Number of active bank/national revolving accounts
|
M3
|
|
|
|
Number of active retail accounts
|
M4
|
|
|
|
Number of adverse/derog public records
|
M5
|
|
|
|
Number of bank/national revolving accounts with
balances
|
M6
|
23 (w)
|
|
23 (w)
|
Number of bank/national revolving accounts
|
M7
|
|
|
|
Number of bank/national revolving or other revolving
accounts
|
M8
|
|
26 (I/O) (w)
|
|
Number of collections filed
|
M9
|
|
|
|
Number of consumer finance company accounts established
relative to length of consumer finance history
|
N0
|
|
|
37 (I/O)
|
Number of consumer finance company inquiries
|
N1
|
|
|
|
Number of established accounts
|
N2
|
28
|
28
|
28 (I/O)
|
Number of open installment loans
|
N3
|
|
|
|
Number of recently opened consumer finance company
accounts
|
N4
|
|
|
|
Number of retail accounts
|
N5
|
|
|
|
Number of retail accounts with balances
|
N6
|
|
|
|
Number of revolving accounts
|
N7
|
26 (I/O)
|
|
26 (I/O)
|
Number of revolving accounts with balances higher
than limits
|
N8
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balance to limit on auto accounts
is too high
|
P0
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balance to limit on delinquent
accounts is too high
|
P1
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balance to limit on consumer finance
company accounts is too high
|
P2
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balance to limit on retail accounts
is too high
|
P3
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balances to credit limits on bank/national
revolving or other revolving accounts is too high
|
P5
|
10 (w)
|
10 (w)
|
10 (w)
|
Proportion of balances to credit limits on revolving
accounts is too high
|
P6
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balance to limit on sales finance
company accounts is too high
|
P7
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balances to loan amounts on mortgage
loans is too high
|
P8
|
|
|
|
Proportion of loan balances to loan amounts is
too high
|
P9
|
33
|
03
|
33
|
Proportion of revolving balances to total balances
is too high
|
Q0
|
|
|
|
Proportion of balances to credit limits on bank/national
revolving accounts is too high
|
Q1
|
|
|
|
Too few accounts currently paid as agreed
|
R0
|
19
|
27
|
19
|
Too few accounts with balances
|
R1
|
|
|
|
Too few accounts with recent payment information
|
R2
|
31
|
|
31 (I/O)
|
Too few active accounts
|
R3
|
|
|
|
Too few bank/national revolving accounts
|
R4
|
03 (w)
|
|
03 (w)
|
Too few bank/national revolving accounts with
recent payment information
|
R5
|
|
|
|
Too few consumer finance company accounts with
recent payment information
|
R6
|
|
|
|
Too few installment accounts
|
R7
|
|
|
|
Too few retail accounts
|
R8
|
|
|
|
Too few retail accounts with recent payment information
|
R9
|
|
|
|
Too few revolving accounts
|
S0
|
|
|
|
Too few revolving accounts with recent payment
information
|
S1
|
|
|
|
Too few sales finance company accounts with recent
payment information
|
S2
|
|
|
|
Too many accounts recently opened
|
T0
|
09
|
09
|
09
|
Too many accounts with balances
|
T1
|
05
|
05
|
05
|
Too many bank/national revolving accounts
|
T2
|
04 (w)
|
|
04 (w)
|
Too many consumer finance company accounts
|
T3
|
06
|
06
|
06
|
Too many installment accounts
|
T4
|
|
|
|
Too many inquiries last 12 months
|
T5
|
08
|
08
|
08
|
Too many recently active accounts
|
T6
|
|
|
|
Too many recently active auto accounts
|
T7
|
|
|
|
Too many recently active bank/national revolving
accounts
|
T8
|
|
|
|
Too many recently active consumer finance company
accounts
|
T9
|
|
|
|
Too many recently active installment loan accounts
|
U0
|
|
|
|
Too many recently active retail accounts
|
U1
|
|
|
|
Too many recently active sales finance company
accounts
|
U2
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened accounts with balances
|
U4
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened bank/national revolving
accounts
|
U5
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened consumer finance company
accounts
|
U6
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened installment accounts
|
U7
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened retail accounts with
balances
|
U8
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened revolving accounts
|
U9
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened revolving accounts with
balances
|
V0
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened sales finance company
accounts
|
V1
|
|
|
|
Too many retail accounts
|
V2
|
|
|
|
Too many revolving accounts
|
V3
|
|
|
|
Too many recently opened bank/national revolving
accounts with balances
|
V4
|
|
|
|
Payments due on accounts
|
X0
|
|
|
46
|
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