FICO and VantageScore credit scores are the two most common types of personal credit scores. Business credit scores use ...
Credit scores are dropping nationwide, reflecting struggles Americans are having to stay afloat financially, according to FICO. The national FICO score, or three-digit number used to summarize your ...
Mortgage lenders will soon have a new way to assess borrowers applying for government-backed loans. That sent the stock of America’s biggest credit score company plunging Tuesday. Federal Housing ...
Clicking the "pay later" option at checkout could start impacting your credit score in the coming weeks. In February, the credit scoring agency FICO announced it would begin factoring Buy Now, Pay ...
A top housing finance regulator announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would allow lenders to use the traditional FICO score or one from a rival, VantageScore. By Ann Carrns Your credit score helps ...
As the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) opens the gates for lenders to use VantageScore 4.0 alongside, or in place of, FICO scores for mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Fair Isaac ...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) recent adoption of the use of VantageScore 4.0 as an alternative to Classic FICO for mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has sparked intense ...
In July 2025, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) adopted the use of VantageScore 4.0 in addition to Classic FICO. 1 This study analyzes the impact of introducing a dual credit score ...