The Vantage Score was created by all of the three credit bureaus. They banned together and hand selected a third party group to create this scoring system. In 2006 the score was created and introduced but it was not until the past year that it has really been marketed to consumers. Experian banned Fico from selling their information to consumers in Feb. 2009. At that point the Vantage Score started to be advertised with more intention to the general public. The credit bureaus wanted to get a piece of the profits they have been watching Fico earn since the 1990′s.