On Wednesday, Freddie Mac FMCC and Fannie Mae FNMA announced their acceptance of mortgages evaluated using VantageScore 4.0 ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is pushing the mortgage industry into a new phase of credit score competition, with ...

New credit score models assess the creditworthiness of aspiring homebuyers who are often overlooked by more traditional ...

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) today announced upcoming updates to its Selling Guide to allow for the use of VantageScore® 4.0, effective immediately, and the ...

FHFA began a VantageScore 4.0 pilot for GSE loans with new pricing grids, while HUD said FHA will add VantageScore 4.0 and ...

Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that the company will begin accepting mortgage loans assessed using VantageScore ® 4.0. The move, which is in alignment with U.S. Federal Housing and Fannie ...

Homeownership in the United States has become increasingly difficult for millions of Americans. Mortgage rates remain ...

Freddie Mac (FMCC) said on Wednesday that it will begin accepting mortgage loans assessed using the credit scoring model ...

April 22 (Reuters) - Shares of Fair Isaac, better known as FICO, slipped 12% on Wednesday after Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said they will now accept mortgages assessed using rival credit scoring ...

Mortgage agency Fannie Mae said it is allowing lenders to use VantageScore, a competitor to Fair Isaac's FICO score, effective immediately. Freddie Mac said it would also begin accepting mortgage ...

Federal housing agencies, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHA, will now accept VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T for ...

This story was updated on April 7, 2026, to include additional clarification from a FICO spokesperson regarding its pricing structure, wholesale royalties, and the role of credit bureaus in tri-merge ...