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EXCLUSIVE: Affirm Rebuilds Underwriting to Approve Borrowers a Credit Score Can’t See

Source: PYMNTS.comSeptember 17, 2026

Affirm has started using a new real-time underwriting model at U.S. checkouts that approves consumers its previous models would have declined, including shoppers with limited credit histories and no FICO score at all. The transformer-based model is now live, according to a Thursday (Sept. 17) announcement shared exclus

Affirm has started using a new real-time underwriting model at U.S. checkouts that approves consumers its previous models would have declined, including shoppers with limited credit histories and no FICO score at all. The transformer-based model is now live, according to a Thursday (Sept. 17) announcement shared exclus

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