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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...
FICO to Cut 15% of Positions as AI Restructuring Meets New Mortgage-Score Competition

FICO to Cut 15% of Positions as AI Restructuring Meets New Mortgage-Score Competition

by John G. Stevens | Oct 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Mortgage Information

Fair Isaac Corp., the company behind the FICO credit score, is eliminating approximately 15% of positions across the company as part of a restructuring that will reduce management layers and integrate artificial intelligence into product development. The workforce...
UWM Will Pull FICO and VantageScore on Every File, Automatically Use Best Qualifying Score

UWM Will Pull FICO and VantageScore on Every File, Automatically Use Best Qualifying Score

by John G. Stevens | Oct 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Mortgage Information

United Wholesale Mortgage will now obtain both FICO and VantageScore 4.0 on every credit pull and automatically use the strongest qualifying score for the borrower, moving beyond simply giving brokers access to both models. The Pontiac, Michigan-based wholesale lender...
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...
TransUnion Extends 99-Cent VantageScore 4.0 Mortgage Pricing Through 2028

TransUnion Extends 99-Cent VantageScore 4.0 Mortgage Pricing Through 2028

by John G. Stevens | Sep 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News

TransUnion is extending its 99-cent price for VantageScore 4.0 mortgage origination scores through December 2028, turning what began as a 2026 price cut into a three-year commitment as competition in mortgage credit scoring moves from policy debate toward lender...
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