As the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) opens the gates for lenders to use VantageScore 4.0 alongside, or in place of, ...

Adding this competitor created by the big three credit bureaus likely means credit score prices will go up, not down.

Mortgage lenders working with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can now choose to use Vantage Score 4.0, while still keeping ...

Mortgage experts discuss what needs to be done for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy VantageScore 4.0 loans, and how long it ...

FHFA's move to greenlight VantageScore 4.0 while sidelining FICO 10T has sparked a high-stakes clash over the future of mortgage credit scoring.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte announced on Tuesday that the GSEs will accept VantageScore 4.0 immediately and keep tri-merge ...

Populist rhetoric on housing has devolved into nonsensical policy suggestions. Nowhere is this more evident than in FHFA director William Pulte’s move to open the floodgates to millions of unwor ...

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score to FICO for ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator says VantageScore can now be used to underwrite home loans, weighing on FICO’s stock.

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, on X: "Effective today, to increase competition to the Credit ...

The regulator for Fannie and Freddie wants to reduce the use of FICO for housing credit, while factoring in borrowers’ rent ...

A new rule could help millions qualify for a mortgage, especially renters, gig workers and those with limited credit history.