The percentage of US consumers with FICO Scores between 800-850, the top range for credit worthiness, has reached a post-recession high not seen since October 2008, according to FICO Labs researchers.
However, the number of consumers with FICO scores between 700-799 has not rebounded fully to pre-recession levels. That range is considered very good to excellent by most credit providers.
The percentage of consumers between 700-749 (15.5 percent) is the lowest that FICO has recorded since the company began tracking this data in 2005. And the percentage of consumers falling between 750-799 (19.4 percent) is the lowest that FICO has seen since April 2009.
FICO, which provides...