'The Big Short' Investor Steve Eisman Says He Is Short This Stock: ‘Very Arrogantly Raised Prices By 500%...’

During an interview with CNBC, Eisman stated that the prices Fair Isaac charges lenders for credit checks are higher than those charged by its rival, VantageScore.
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Rounak Jain·Stocktwits
Published Apr 30, 2026   |   10:45 AM EDT
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“The Big Short” investor Steve Eisman reportedly disclosed on Thursday that he has a short position in credit-scoring firm Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO).

During an interview with CNBC, Eisman stated that the prices Fair Isaac charges lenders for credit checks are higher than those charged by its rival, VantageScore.

“I think that FICO very arrogantly raised prices by 500% over the last many, many years… has ticked off literally everybody in the lending world,” Eisman said during the interview.

Fair Isaac shares were down nearly 6% in Thursday morning’s trade.

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