Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair ...

Raise your hand if you know what a FICO score is. Now, keep your hand raised if you know the company that developed the FICO ...

Fair Isaac shares retreated following Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's decision to accept another measure when assessing mortgage borrowers, adding competition to the company's FICO credit score model.

The move their regulator Bill Pulte announced introduces competition for one metric but charges from three credit bureaus ...

Fair Isaac Corp (FICO) shares tumbled on Tuesday after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it would ...

Mortgage lenders working with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can now choose to use Vantage Score 4.0, while still keeping ...

Now is the time to admit that easy-money policy and corporate bailouts—imposed in the name of increasing homeownership—has ...

After 17 years of conservatorship, it is clear the government is in charge of the mortgage giants, Edward J. Pinto and Stuart ...

Both government-sponsored enterprises also are tightening rules around condo and co-op loans in buildings that have been ...

Receiving gifts from loved ones can make it easier to come up with the cash for a down payment and buy a home. If you want to use gifts alongside a home loan, though, you'll need to provide ...