About John Ulzheimer

John Ulzheimer is a nationally recognized expert on credit reporting, credit scoring and identity theft.

He is the President of The Ulzheimer Group and founder of CreditExpertWitness.com. Formerly of FICO, Equifax and Credit.com, John is the only recognized credit expert who actually comes from the credit industry.
  • John has served as a credit expert witness in more than 430 cases and has been qualified to testify in both Federal and State court on the topic of consumer credit.
  • John has over 28 years of experience in the consumer credit industry including positions with Equifax Credit Information Services and Fair Isaac (inventors of the FICO? credit scoring system).
  • John has been quoted and published over 5,000 times since 2005 on the topic of consumer credit and has appeared numerous mainstream consumer media and regional media outlets.
Since 2006 John has been a regular guest lecturer at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta and the University of Georgia in Athens. In April 2016 he began guest lecturing at Emory Law School. He also volunteers his time to speak about consumer credit to the Georgia Consortium for Personal Financial Literacy and the Atlanta Union Mission. He has also taught courses at Emory University’s Center for Lifelong Learning located in metro Atlanta.
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Writer for Many Popular Financial Media Outlets

John has been a featured writer on many popular online and print media outlets.

John Ulzheimer
  • President, The Ulzheimer Group, LLC
  • Founder, www.CreditExpertWitness.com
  • Credit Contributor, VantageScore Solutions, LLC
  • Credit Contributor, Experian
  • Credit Contributor, CreditSecret
  • Credit Contributor, CardRates
  • Credit Contributor, BadCredit.org
  • Former Contributor, The Simple Dollar
  • Former Contributor, Zillow
  • Former Credit Contributor, Mint.com
  • Former Contributor, CreditCardInsider.com
  • Former Credit Contributor, CNBC’s On The Money
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Bottom Line Publications
  • Former Credit Contributor, J.D. Byrider
  • Former Advisory Board Member, Identity Theft 911
  • Former Contributor, The Credit Solution Program.com
  • Former Contributor, National Foundation for Credit Counseling
  • Former Blogger, New York Times Credit Score blog
  • Former Blogger, New York Times Identity Theft blog
  • Former Contributor at Credit.com, CreditSesame.com and Smartcredit.com
  • Credit Expert Witness – Admitted in both Federal and State courts as a credit expert and qualified by the court to testify in credit litigation
  • Twice FCRA Certified by the Consumer Data Industry Association
John Ulzheimer is a nationally recognized expert on credit reporting, credit scoring and identity theft. He is the President of The Ulzheimer Group. Formerly of FICO, Equifax and Credit.com, John is the only recognized credit expert who actually comes from the credit industry. He has served as a credit expert witness in more than 430 cases and has been qualified to testify in both Federal and State court on the topic of consumer credit. John has over 28 years of experience in the consumer credit industry including positions with Equifax Credit Information Services and Fair Isaac (inventors of the FICO? credit scoring system). He has authored the following educational materials including:
  • You’re Nothing but a Number
  • Common Mistakes Made by Ineffective Credit Expert Witnesses
  • Top 10 Ways to Survive a Deposition
  • The Smart Consumer’s Guide to Good Credit
John has been quoted and published over 5,000 times since 2005 on the topic of consumer credit and has appeared numerous times on CNBC, FOX, CNN, NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News. He has contributed to CNBC’s “On The Money” and “The Millionaire Inside”, Freddie Mac’s “Know Your Score” campaign, Oprah’s “Debt Diet” series and The Suze Orman Show. He is also a frequent commentator on credit-related issues in various outlets including CNBC, Associated Press, USA TODAY, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, CNN.com, Washington Post, American Banker, Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney.com, MONEY Magazine, Bankrate.com, ABC News Radio, CBS MoneyWatch, US News and World Reports, and other regional business and consumer media. Since 2006 John has been a regular guest lecturer at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta and the University of Georgia in Athens. In April 2016 he began guest lecturing at Emory Law School. He also volunteers his time to speak about consumer credit to the Georgia Consortium for Personal Financial Literacy and the Atlanta Union Mission. He has also taught courses at Emory University’s Center for Lifelong Learning located in metro Atlanta.