A Minneapolis jury dealt Fair Isaac Corp. a blow Friday, ruling in favor of the company's credit-scoring competitors, VantageScore, Experian and TransUnion, in a three-year-old lawsuit brought by Fair Isaac.

A Minneapolis jury dealt Fair Isaac Corp. a blow today when it ruled in favor of the company's credit-scoring competitors, VantageScore, Experian and TransUnion, in a three-year-old lawsuit brought by Fair Isaac. Fair Isaac, which goes by the name FICO, said it plans to appeal the verdict. "This case is about two things: fairness and consumer protection.

A Minneapolis jury today decided in favor of Experian in a trademark lawsuit brought by FICO against the company, in addition to TransUnion and VantageScore Solutions. "Today's verdict is a victory for Experian and for American consumers," said Kerry Williams, group president of credit services and decision analytics at Experian.

MicroBilt, a leader in risk management information for small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that Central Florida Zoo is the next small business to be featured in the Rhett & Link “I Love Local Commercials” series.

TRG SALES DOWN 3 PERCENT 'DUE TO RECESSION': The Restaurant Group, owner of such chains as Garfunkel's and Chiquito, today blamed the recession for another sales slump. CLOSE IS UPBEAT AS FUNDS GROW BY 5 PERCENT: City bank and stockbroker Close Brothers today said it was confident of a "solid outcome" for the year.

MicroBilt Corporation, a leader in risk management information for small and medium-sized enterprises, announced that its Integra Information division has begun offering historical benchmark data on private companies for years 1998-2007 in its popular 5-Year and 3-Year Industry Reports as well as its Quick Trend Report. Integra maintains a database of more than 4.5 million private businesses.

Credit agency Experian PLC said Wednesday that its first-half net profit declined by 4.5 percent, buffeted by the global recession and exchange rate shifts. For the six months ending Sept. 30, Experian reported a net profit of $249 million compared to $258 million a year earlier. Revenue fell 7 percent to $1.87 billion, affected by adverse currency movements, the company said.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceGrabber.com®, a part of Experian, explores current trends in holiday shopping in its latest Holiday Trends Consumer Behavior Report which includes survey responses from 4,691 online consumers conducted from Sept. 24 to Nov. 2, 2009.

The job hunt is on. You are networking, posting resumes at job search Web sites and filling out countless applications. The more exposure you get, the better your chances of landing a job. Unfortunately, more exposure means more personal information is out there, possibly increasing the risk of identity theft.

Consumers who get their free credit report from www.annualcreditreport.com often come back with one key question: Why can't I get my credit score for free, too? When Congress mandated that the three national credit bureaus give you a free credit report every 12 months, it specifically permitted the sale of credit scores for a fee.