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Today’s most aggressive lenders aren’t pulling a credit report; they’re pulling a data feed. “Cash flow is the new credit score.” We explore how Plaid, MX, and other data aggregators allow lenders to see your real-time ability […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-credit-score-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Death of FICO: How Algorithms See Your Cash Flow - The Truth About Credit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetruthaboutcredit.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/the-death-of-fico-how-algorithms-see-your-cash-flow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Death of FICO: How Algorithms See Your Cash Flow - The Truth About Credit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[AD ZONE: TOP] The traditional credit score is a 1989 invention struggling to survive in a 2026 economy. 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