Treating your credit score with consistency is preferable to employing ‘tricks.’ It encourages fiscal responsibility.

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score to FICO for ...

NewHomeSource reports that stronger credit scores in 2025 lead to fewer risky loans, ensuring a more stable housing market ...

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 ...

Starting in the fall, BNPL activity will start appearing in FICO credit scores. Experts say this could be a game-changer for ...

FICO is launching new credit scoring models that will track buy-now-pay-later payments for the first time. With 90 million ...

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

A new WalletHub report reveals which U.S. cities saw the biggest credit score improvements over the past year, with St. Louis ...

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

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A federal judge in Texas has reversed a Biden administration rule that wiped medical debt from credit reports, affecting nearly 15 million Americans.