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Industry executives coming off a tough year are wondering what the transition will cost and how many borrowers it'll bring in.

This first step in updating borrower assessments was seen as the easiest and could reduce costs, but stakeholders fear change that reduces data inputs.

The decision from the Federal Housing Finance Agency to allow lenders to review only two credit reports for mortgage applicants will harm homebuyers with less than perfect credit, writes the founder and CEO of Financial Services Innovation Coalition and a certified general appraiser at the Dawson Valuation Group.

The association thinks this could simplify and manage the costs of two new pending credit requirements by allowing companies to add the one that's been through a price hike second.

Realtor, mortgage banking, depository, securities, community lending, building, insurer, credit union and fair housing groups foresee operational complexities.

The findings from Standard & Poor's show little impact from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposal regarding what information is required to underwrite a conforming mortgage.

Residents in the five cities with the lowest scores have an average median credit score of 499.8 in 2022, according to WalletHub.

Residents in the top five cities have an average median credit score of 800.4 in 2022, according to WalletHub.

Some stakeholders have worried about the estimated date for the transition to a new way of calculating credit worthiness, but an official assured attendees at an industry conference that the agency won't act prematurely.

Lenders who have started using these have saved up to 71% compared to all hard inquiries, Blend's co-founder says.