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Mortgage Credit Bureaus Rework Pricing as Lenders Gain More Score Choices

Mortgage Credit Bureaus Rework Pricing as Lenders Gain More Score Choices

by John G. Stevens | Oct 16, 2026 | Uncategorized

Mortgage lenders facing persistent origination expenses are getting new ways to purchase credit data and scores. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion have each announced products or pricing terms intended to reduce the cost of evaluating borrowers before a loan moves to...
Equifax Launches $1 Mortgage Credit-File Repull as Lenders Prepare for Multiple Scores

Equifax Launches $1 Mortgage Credit-File Repull as Lenders Prepare for Multiple Scores

by John G. Stevens | Oct 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Tech Trends

Equifax introduced Mortgage Score Select on October 8, offering mortgage lenders and brokers a way to obtain its credit file with a chosen score—or no score—and retrieve the file again within 24 hours for a $1 repull charge. The $1 figure applies to the subsequent...
CFPB Sues Experian Over Handling Consumer Disputes

CFPB Sues Experian Over Handling Consumer Disputes

by Phil Hall | Jan 7, 2025 | Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against the consumer reporting agency Experian, alleging that if failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. Experian, based in Costa Mesa, California, is one of the nation’s three largest...
CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports

CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports

by Phil Hall | Jan 7, 2025 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule that will remove medical bills from the credit reports. The CFPB’s new rule amends Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), to stop from including medical bills on credit...
CFPB Sues Experian Over Handling Consumer Disputes

House GOP Members Warn CFPB on Removing Medical Bills from Credit Reports

by Phil Hall | Aug 16, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have raised concern over a proposed rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would remove medical bills from consumer credit reports. In a letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, the lawmakers led...
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