Effective immediately, Fannie and Freddie will allow mortgage lenders to use VantageScore credit ratings to assess ...

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

Key takeaways A lower credit score doesn’t necessarily mean a lender will deny you a home equity loan. It does mean the loan ...

There are lots of credit scores out there, but if you're keeping an eye on your credit, here's the one to watch.

Pay Later gains traction, experts warn that rising defaults could hurt consumers’ credit scores, stressing the need for ...

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