NewHomeSource reports that stronger credit scores in 2025 lead to fewer risky loans, ensuring a more stable housing market ...

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

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

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair ...

Buy Now, Pay Later loans will soon affect some credit scores Research has shown that many BNPL users have revolving credit card balances, lower credit scores, delinquencies, and existing debt.

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 ...

Have you ever checked your credit score right after making payments, only to find it hasn't changed? It only natural to wonder: "When do credit scores update?" ...

FICO, the company whose credit scores are used by 90 percent of U.S. lenders, said it would start including a person’s “buy now, pay later” payment history in its all-important credit score.

FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today announced the launch of FICO® Score 10 BNPL and FICO® Score 10 T BNPL, the first credit scores fro ...

A new study finds that tenants who pay their rent on time can see “significant increases” if the payments are reported to credit bureaus.

Millions of federal student loan borrowers face long-term damage to their credit scores after falling behind on payments following the government-sanctioned pay ...

As federal student loan collections resume in full force, millions of borrowers face significant credit score drops.