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Rent payments could help Americans qualify for a mortgage, FHFA says
Americans facing housing challenges may benefit from new FHFA policy that counts rent payments toward mortgage qualification, ...
A new type of credit score bursts onto the mortgage scene
For years, lenders have used only the FICO score, from Fair Isaac Corp. — a metric that generally excludes such things as ...
Federal Mortgage Regulator Bill Pulte Calls on Congress To Investigate Fed Chair Powell
Bill Pulte, the nation's top mortgage regulator, has called for a congressional investigation into Federal Reserve Chair ...
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Westcor joins Fannie Mae title waiver pilot
The pilot, relaunched by Fannie Mae in March 2024, allows approved mortgage lenders to use an automated title review process.
The company behind your credit score is plunging on the stock market after a White House announcement
Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair ...
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The Bid-Ask Spread in Housing and “Pulte’s Law”
As the latest housing bubble pops, home sellers are asking for unreal prices for their homes, while buyers are waiting for ...
Why Fair Isaac Corporation Fell This Week
The FICO score inventor continues its war with the new administration's FHFA Director Bill Pulte. Pulte said this week that ...
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Fannie Mae expanding title waiver pilot, Pulte says
The government-sponsored enterprise has reportedly added a new vendor to a test in which it buys certain loans without title ...
Fair Isaac stock tanks after FHFA allows Fannie, Freddie to use VantageScore
Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) stock tumbled 8.9% in Tuesday trading after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said ...