FICO

Fair Isaac makes software that banks, credit card companies, and insurance firms use to decide whether to approve loans, detect fraud, and manage customers. The company is best known for the FICO credit score, which lenders use to assess how risky it is to lend money to someone. They also sell software tools that help businesses automate decisions about who qualifies for credit and which transactions might be fraudulent. Consumers can check their own FICO score through myFICO.com.