By Kit Norton
Shares of Fair Isaac, the provider of the FICO score, plunged on Friday, making it one of the worst performing S&P 500 stocks on the day. Fellow credit bureau stocks TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian also declined.
FICO stock fell 11% to $954.43 on Friday, on pace for its lowest close since Nov. 6, 2023, when it closed at $927.76, according to Dow Jones Market Data. FICO's decline on Friday placed it as the second worst performing S&P 500 stock, behind Akamai Technologies.
TransUnion and Equifax shares dropped 4.2% and 2.7%, respectively. Experian also declined.
For comparison, the S&P 500 advanced 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% on Friday.
The stock moves come about two weeks after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said credit score pricing and credit bureau pricing " must be more affordable." His March 24 social media post acknowledged an earlier post on the same subject by Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley.
Hawley had said in he was starting an investigation into FICO. Fair Isaac didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Barron's.
Fair Isaac shares are trending toward a fifth consecutive monthly decline. The stock sank 24% in March and is down 43% on the year.
Write to Kit Norton at kit.norton@barrons.com
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April 10, 2026 11:57 ET (15:57 GMT)
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