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

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

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

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

Having a poor credit score makes it more difficult to get a personal loan, but there are options.

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

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair Isaac Corporation, the company behind the widely recognized FICO score, to ...

FHFA Director Bill Pulte announced on Tuesday that the GSEs will accept VantageScore 4.0 immediately and keep tri-merge ...

With BNPL loans exploding in popularity, a change is coming to credit scoring that shows just how mainstream they have become ...

As this year's water bill hasn't been sent to me yet, my credit report shows a £500 debt to the water company. Is this a ...