Securities and Exchange Commission
                       Washington, DC 20549


                             Form 8-A


         For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
            Pursuant to Section 12 (b) or 12 (g) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934



               Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
      (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


              Delaware                       94-1499887
(State of Incorporation or Organization)     (I.R.S. Employer
                                             Identification No.)

120 North Redwood Drive, San Rafael, CA      94903
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)


 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class                   Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered                   Each Class is to be Registered

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value              New York Stock Exchange


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:

                               None
                         (Title of Class)



Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

      Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

      The capital stock of Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated (the "Company"
or "Registrant") to be registered on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the
"Exchange"), is the Registrant's common stock with a par value of $.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"). At February 20, 1996, 12,401,510 shares of Common Stock
were issued and outstanding, excluding 18,161 shares held in treasury, and
1,852,160 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of
stock options granted under the Company's 1987 Stock Option Plan, the Stock
Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and the 1992 Long-term Incentive Plan, or
to be granted under the Company's 1992 Long-term Incentive Plan.  Holders of
Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share at all meetings of stockholders.
Dividends that may be declared on the Common Stock will be paid in an equal
amount to the holder of each share. No pre-emptive rights are conferred upon the
holders of such stock and there are no liquidation or conversion rights, nor any
redemption or sinking fund provisions.  There is no liability to further calls
or to assessments by the Registrant.

Item 2.  Exhibits.

      The securities described herein are to be registered on the New York Stock
Exchange, on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered.
Accordingly, the following exhibits required in accordance with Part II to the
Instructions as to exhibits on Form 8-A have been duly filed with the New York
Stock Exchange.

      1.    Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
            year ended September 30, 1995.

      2.    Registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders for the
            fiscal year ended September 30, 1995.

      3.    Proxy Statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting of
            Stockholders and related Notice of Meeting.

      4.    Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
            quarter ended December 31, 1995.

      5.    Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended.

      6.    Bylaws of Registrant, as amended.

      7.    Specimen of Registrant's Common Stock certificate.



                                  SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                              Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
                                           (Registrant)



                              By:/s/PETER L. MCCORKELL
                                 Peter L. McCorkell
                                 Senior Vice President and Secretary


Dated:  April 9, 1996