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FICO sells credit reports in Spanish

Credit reports are now on sale in Spanish.The company behind the most widely used credit scores, Fair Isaac Corp., plans to announce Tuesday that its consumer website and products are available in Spanish ...

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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsFICO sells credit reports in Spanish

NEW YORK (AP) - Credit reports are now on sale in Spanish. The company behind the most widely used credit scores, Fair Isaac Corp., plans to announce Tuesday that its consumer website and products are available in Spanish for the first time.