Credit

The government-sponsored enterprise is making changes to mortgage-backed securities and servicing disclosure files to support use of the advanced credit score.

Consumers are 19% more likely to pay their auto loans than their mortgages, which is a shift in attitude from the pandemic period, FICO said.

Consumers are more interested in reporting rental pays to the credit bureaus as landlords become less involved, according to TransUnion.

VantageScore 4.0 offers no real edge over FICO and could add risks to housing finance, analysts at AEI's Housing Center argue.

Orlando-based Cogent Bank has hired a team to finance single-tenant net lease properties, an asset class characterized by exceptional credit quality.

MBA urges GSEs to drop tri-merge credit rule, calling it outdated and costly as FHFA weighs broader credit reporting and scoring reforms.

Fears of identity theft are top of mind for many Americans, even as many admit they're open to lying themselves in order to get mortgage credit.

Pushing back on critics, VantageScore's Chief Strategist and Chief Economist says VantageScore 4.0 boosts competition and predicts risk better than FICO.

More details are out about the government-sponsored enterprises' acceptance of nontraditional credit metrics. But pundits say fiscal analysis is still tough.