A top housing finance regulator announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would allow lenders to use the traditional FICO ...

Silvio Tavares, VantageScore CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the credit scoring services from FICO and VantageScore, how ...

Mortgage experts discuss what needs to be done for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy VantageScore 4.0 loans, and how long it ...

Recently, the current Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director announced that lenders will be allowed to use a second credit scoring methodology to assess creditworthiness for ...

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

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

So, it’s no surprise that people want to know more about two popular scores: the FICO score and VantageScore. Read on to ...

Private mortgage insurers must accept the FICO alternative as valid collateral before it can be widely adopted by the ...

As the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) opens the gates for lenders to use VantageScore 4.0 alongside, or in place of, ...

Mortgage lenders can now use the VantageScore 4.0 model when originating loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which amount to nearly half of recent mortgage originations.

VantageScore is the newer of the two scoring models, and its usage has grown in the financial industry, including by credit card companies and websites that offer your credit score for free.

Director William J. Pulte’s announcement yesterday that mortgage lenders who sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can, “effective immediately,” use VantageScore 4.0 credit scoring along with or in ...