Americans facing housing challenges may benefit from new FHFA policy that counts rent payments toward mortgage qualification, expanding access to homeownership beyond traditional credit.

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

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, on X: "Effective today, to increase competition to the Credit ...

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

Millions more Americans may soon have a shot at homeownership, thanks to a major shift in how credit scores are evaluated for ...

Director William J. Pulte’s announcement yesterday that mortgage lenders who sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can, ...

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

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

Mortgage lenders can now use VantageScore alongside FICO, shaking up the credit score market and potentially lowering costs ...

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 ...

FHFA Director William Pulte said that lenders may now use VantageScore 4.0, an alternative to the FICO score, while assessing ...

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