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

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How well — or how poorly — Americans are managing their Buy Now, Pay Later loans soon could be reflected in their credit scores.

FICO plans to launch a suite of credit scores later this year that incorporate BNPL data, providing lenders a window into what’s been a big blind spot: consumers’ repayment behavior on these increasingly popular installment loans.

BNPL loans can serve as an alternative to credit cards and are used by consumers who are seeking more flexible payment options, who want to overcome a tight financial spot, or who are looking to smooth out some bigger transactions to better meet their budgets.

For some consumers, the inclusion of BNPL 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.

“A lot of BNPL users are often young people who don’t have long credit histories,” Ted Rossman, chief credit analyst at Bankrate, told CNN in an interview. “That’s the more optimistic use case, that these people could be brought into the credit system. And if they use Buy Now, Pay Later responsibly, it should help them.”

BNPL loans have become more widely available and adoption rates have increased as people of all ages — especially younger

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