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 ...

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

President Donald Trump's administration announced this week that mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now accept ...

Freddie Mae and Fannie Mac are now allowed to calculate rent history in the algorithm for determining credit history loan ...

BNPL companies like Afterpay and Klarna will begin reporting users’ loans and payments to FICO, the company behind the most ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now allow lenders to use VantageScore, as well as FICO scores, when underwriting loans.

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

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will accept a credit scoring model for mortgage applications that captures rent and utility ...

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

ET - The Federal Housing and Finance Agency decision allowing mortgage lenders to look at another credit score measure besides Fair Isaac Corp.'s FICO scores when assessing applicants is unlikely to ...