EDITORIAL | Buy Now, Pay Later? Popular apps will now impact your ...

Buy now, pay later apps took off like wildfire when they first appeared on the scene a few years ago. Companies like Afterpay, Klarma and Affirm allow consumers to buy clothes, furnishings ... Read More

‘Buy now, pay later’ purchases can now affect your credit score. Here’s what that means

Services that split up payments into installments are increasingly popular, especially among young and low-to-middle income shoppers. But now the FICO credit scoring company will be tracking that debt ... Read More

Buy Now, Pay Later loans popular among Gen Z, Millennials will soon affect credit scores

FICO said the introduction of this scoring represents a significant shift, as lenders catch up with consumers’ growing reliance on BNPL loans. Read More

Buy Now, Pay Later loans will soon affect your credit score

"Buy Now, Pay Later loans are playing an increasingly important role in consumers’ financial lives," Julie May, vice president and general manager of B2B Scores at FICO, said in a news release. Read More

Buy now, pay later plans will soon impact your credit score—what you ...

One of the benefits of buy now, pay later loans is changing. FICO, the company that calculates most of Americans' credit scores, announced Monday it would be releasing a credit score model this ... Read More

Buy now, pay later services to impact your FICO score this fall

Buy now, pay later services will soon impact your credit score as FICO begins incorporating this data. According to Lending Tree, 41% of BNPL users say they paid late on one of them in the past year. Read More

'Buy now, pay later:' Klarna, Afterpay and the millennial lifestyle ...

"They issued a new interpretation in May of 2025 saying, 'never mind about that other thing, we're not going to focus on 'buy now, pay later' providers, and in fact, we're looking at repealing ... Read More

Buy Now, Pay Later loans will factor in to Americans’ credit scores

For some consumers, the inclusion of Buy Now, Pay Later data in the company's FICO Score 10 and FICO Score 10 T models could help serve as a credit-builder — or even a credit buster. Read More

Buy now, pay later plans will soon impact your credit score—what you ...

The company behind FICO credit scores announced plans to include buy now, pay later ... NBC 5 at 7 a.m. 💻 NBCDFW app 📲 Good News ... One of the benefits of buy now, pay later loans is changing. Read More

Buy Now, Pay Later loans will soon affect some credit scores

By CORA LEWIS. NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of millions of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ loans will soon affect credit scores for millions of Americans who use the loans to buy clothing, furniture ... Read More