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 ...

For years, lenders have used only the FICO score, from Fair Isaac Corp. — a metric that generally excludes such things as ...

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

The average credit score in 2024 was 715, the same as 2023 and one point higher than 2022, according to Experian. The nationwide average FICO® Score has mostly been on the rise since 2010 ...

Wealth! Host Brad Smith breaks down what you need to know about FICO scores, including what constitutes a good credit score, risks assumed in calculating one's credit score, and how to boost your ...