Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair Isaac Corporation, the company behind the widely recognized FICO score, to ...

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

To accommodate the difference in scores and corresponding risk factors, credit reporting agency Experian created five such tiers: Poor; 350-579, Fair; 580-669, Good; 670-739, Very Good; 740-799 ...

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41% of near prime members moved to higher credit tiers "Our mission is to support members through every stage of their financial journey," said Blake Johnson, Vice President of Lending at MSUFCU.

Pilot Findings Highlight the Predictive Power of Consumer-Permissioned Alternative DataVantageScore 4plus™ Cash Flow Insights Help Safely Extend Credit to "Thin-File" Borrowers ...

Americans are managing their Buy Now, Pay Later loans soon could be reflected in their credit scores. FICO plans to launch a suite of credit scores later this year that incorporate BNPL data, ...

Credit scores decline for millions as US student loan collections restart. As federal student loan collections resume in full force, millions of borrowers face significant credit score drops ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of millions of 'Buy Now, Pay Later' loans will soon affect credit scores for millions of Americans who use the loans to buy clothing, furniture, concert tickets, and ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Millions of federal student loan borrowers face long-term damage to their credit scores after falling behind on payments following the government-sanctioned payment pause ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of ...