As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July ___, 2001.

                                                       Registration No. 333 -___
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                             94-1499887
(State of other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

         200 Smith Ranch Road
        San Rafael, California                                     94903
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
                          1992 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
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                            (Full title of the plan)

         HENK J. EVENHUIS                                   Copy to:
      Vice President, Finance
    and Chief Financial Officer                       BLAIR W. WHITE, ESQ.
       FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY,                      Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
            INCORPORATED                               Post Office Box 7880
        200 Smith Ranch Road                        San Francisco, CA 94120-7880
        San Rafael, CA 94903
          (415) 472-2211                                 (415) 983-1000
          --------------                                 --------------
  (Name, address and telephone
  number, including area code,
      of agent for service)


                                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


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          Title of                    Amount               Proposed Maximum           Proposed Maximum               Amount of
       Securities To                   To Be                Offering Price                Aggregate                Registration
       Be Registered                Registered                 Per Share               Offering Price                   Fee
- ----------------------------- ------------------------ -------------------------- -------------------------- -----------------------
                                                                                                        
        Common Stock              581,562 shares              $ 63.93 (1)              $37,179,258.66 (1)           $ 9,294.81



(1)  Estimated  pursuant to Rule 457 solely for the purpose of  calculating  the
     registration  fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices as
     reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 26, 2001.



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The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with
                   Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933.


PART II - INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8 General Instruction E Information This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock for which a Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plan is effective. The Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 1993 (No. 33-63426), April 1, 1996 (No. 333-02121), October 1, 1998 (No. 333-65179), July 28, 1999 (No. 333-83905) and February 1, 2000 (No. 333-95889) are hereby incorporated by reference. Incorporation of Documents by Reference The following documents filed by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: (1) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000. (2) The information with regard to the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No. 0-16439) filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such information. (3) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2000 and March 31, 2001 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act. (4) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 1, 2001. (5) All other reports filed by the Registrant since September 30, 2000 with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Item 8. Exhibits Exhibit Number Exhibit ------ ------- 5.1 Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP. 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 3). -2-

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Rafael, State of California, on July __, 2001. FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED By /s/ HENK J. EVENHUIS ------------------------------------------ Henk J. Evenhuis Vice President and Chief Financial Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints HENK J. EVENHUIS his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated: Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ THOMAS G. GRUDNOWSKI President, Chief Executive Officer July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) and Director Thomas G. Grudnowski /s/ HENK J. EVENHUIS Vice President and July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer Henk J. Evenhuis (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ JONATHAN R. BOND Vice President of Finance, July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- Corporate Controller Jonathan R. Bond (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ A. GEORGE BATTLE Director July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- A. George Battle /s/ TONY J. CHRISTIANSON Director July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- Tony J. Christianson /s/ MARGARET L. TAYLOR Director July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- Margaret L. Taylor 3

/s/ GUY R. HENSHAW Director July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- Guy R. Henshaw /s/ DAVID S.P. HOPKINS Director July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- David S.P. Hopkins /s/ ROBERT M. OLIVER Director July 31, 2001 - --------------------------------- Robert M. Oliver 4

INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Exhibit ------ ------- 5.1 Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP. 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 3). 5


                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1

                                  July 31, 2001


Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
200 Smith Ranch Road
San Rafael, CA  94903


     Re:     Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the Fair, Isaac and Company,
             Incorporated 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan


Ladies and Gentlemen:

     With  reference  to the  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by
Fair, Isaac and Company,  Incorporated,  a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  under the Securities Act of 1933
relating to 581,562  additional  shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Common  Stock"),  issuable  pursuant to the Company's 1992
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), it is our opinion that such shares of the
Common Stock of the Company,  when issued and sold in accordance  with the Plan,
will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     We hereby  consent to the filing of this  opinion with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  as  Exhibit  5.1  and  Exhibit  23.1  to the  Registration
Statement.


                                Very truly yours,

                                /s/ PILLSBURY WINTHROP LLP



                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                               Consent of KMPG LLP

The Board of Directors
Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated:

We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration  statement on Form
S-8 of Fair,  Isaac and Company,  Incorporated  of our reports dated October 27,
2000,  relating to the  consolidated  balance sheets of Fair, Isaac and Company,
Incorporated and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the related
consolidated  statements  of  income  and  comprehensive  income,  stockholders'
equity,  and cash  flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period  ended
September 30, 2000, and the related  consolidated  financial statement schedule,
which  reports  appear in the  September  30, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of
Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated.


                                  /s/ KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California
July 30, 2001