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FHFA’s Pulte: ‘We Are Seriously Considering Bi-Merge’

FHFA’s Pulte: ‘We Are Seriously Considering Bi-Merge’

by Phil Hall | Sep 4, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has announced new and planned updates to the credit rating system. In a series of tweets on his personal X account, Pulte took aim at the three major credit bureaus while continuing his...
Sen. Hawley Begins Investigation into FICO’s Mortgage Credit Score Pricing

Sen. Hawley Begins Investigation into FICO’s Mortgage Credit Score Pricing

by Phil Hall | Mar 25, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced he has begun an investigation into the Fair Isaac Corp. (NYSE: FICO) to determine if the company’s pricing practices in the mortgage credit scoring market has contributed to the affordability challenges in the housing market. Hawley...
FICO Rolls Out Portfolio Benchmarking Tools for Lenders

FICO Rolls Out Portfolio Benchmarking Tools for Lenders

by Phil Hall | Mar 11, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

FICO (NYSE: FICO) has debuted the FICO Score Credit Insights Lab, a digital platform designed to provide financial institutions with benchmarking data and interactive portfolio modeling tools. According to the Bozeman, Montana-based company, the new platform’s suite...
Equifax and Experian Reduce VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

Equifax and Experian Reduce VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

by Phil Hall | Mar 9, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The credit scoring agencies Equifax (NYSE: EFX) and Experian are joining their competitor TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) in reducing their respective VantageScore 4.0 mortgage credit scores for 99 cents. Equifax said it will continue to offer free VantageScore 4.0 credit...
TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

by Phil Hall | Mar 9, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has unveiled a 99 cents per mortgage origination score for VantageScore 4.0. TransUnion said the price reduction is designed to support the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s focus on increasing score competition in the mortgage market between...
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