On June 25, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. Pulte ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the two ...

Freddie Mae and Fannie Mac are now allowed to calculate rent history in the algorithm for determining credit history loan ...

A cloud of uncertainty has hovered over the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the first half of 2025. The Trump administration has expressed interest in releasing the government-sponsored ...

Millions more Americans may soon have a shot at homeownership, thanks to a major shift in how credit scores are evaluated for ...

Mortgage lenders can now use the VantageScore 4.0 model when originating loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which ...

For more than sixteen years, the commercial real estate industry has waited for a resolution to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The question of when these government-sponsored ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will accept a credit scoring model for mortgage applications that captures rent and utility ...

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, on X: "Effective today, to increase competition to the Credit ...

That sent the stock of America’s biggest credit score company plunging Tuesday. Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill ...

KBRA releases research commenting on the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) July 8 announcement that lenders may now use VantageScore 4.0 (VS4) for mortgages sold to government-sponsored entities ...

Director William J. Pulte’s announcement yesterday that mortgage lenders who sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can, ...

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