We are used to thinking only about our financial behaviors when trying to improve our credit scores. That’s probably because since the 1950s, FICO’s ranking formula has been an industry ...

China Tests A 'Social Credit Score' China is testing a new plan to make it easier for citizens do business, but also to help them trust each other more. It's called the social credit score.

You can listen to The World's audio program about China's social credit score here. Updated 10-25-19, 12:07 pm ET: This story originally stated that the city of Nanning partnered with the social ...

On the roster: How’s your social credit score? - WH makes veto threats against immigration proposal - Cramer to announce Heitkamp challenge - Poll: Voters trust Congress more than Intel agencies ...

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair Isaac Corporation, the company behind the widely recognized FICO score, to ...

In China, a formalized social credit score can determine whether you're allowed to take out loans or even use public transit. The system is often held up as a particularly dystopian application of ...

The idea that China’s “social credit score” could be implemented here has captured the horrified imaginations of many in America. The Orwellian fear that the government could assign a ...

Businesses are told to “measure what matters.” Increasingly, what matters to businesses today are environmental, social and governance criteria — known by the ubiquitous acronym ESG.

Is a Tech-Based Social Credit Score a Good Idea? Frank Landman. Frank Landman. Editor. Frank is a freelance journalist who has worked in various editorial capacities for over 10 years.