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VantageScore Launches Mortgage Credit Simulator as Score Competition Reaches Underwriting

VantageScore Launches Mortgage Credit Simulator as Score Competition Reaches Underwriting

by John G. Stevens | Oct 19, 2026 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, Tech Trends

VantageScore has introduced a mortgage credit-score simulation API designed to show lenders how particular changes to a borrower’s credit file might affect a VantageScore 4.0 result. The October 16 launch adds another tool to an increasingly competitive mortgage...
Pennymac Deploys VantageScore 4.0 Across Consumer, Broker and Correspondent Channels

Pennymac Deploys VantageScore 4.0 Across Consumer, Broker and Correspondent Channels

by John G. Stevens | Oct 5, 2026 | Mortgage Information

Pennymac has completed deployment of VantageScore 4.0 across its consumer direct, broker direct and correspondent mortgage businesses, putting another major mortgage platform into production with the newer credit-scoring model. PennyMac Financial Services announced...
We Said Competition Would Lower Mortgage Costs. Now Let’s Prove It.

We Said Competition Would Lower Mortgage Costs. Now Let’s Prove It.

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, WRE News Exclusive

For years, the mortgage industry has complained about the rising cost of pulling credit. Those complaints weren’t imaginary. The Mortgage Bankers Association told Congress earlier this year that its members had experienced four consecutive years of significant...

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