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Mortgage Credit Bureaus Rework Pricing as Lenders Gain More Score Choices

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are changing mortgage credit-report workflows and VantageScore pricing, but lenders still face distinct score and hard-pull charges. Continue Readi...

Borrower Sues Mr. Cooper, All Three Bureaus Over Post-Bankruptcy Credit Wreck

Paid off mortgage, kept the house, still got tagged derogatory on all three reports

Equifax overhauls broker credit report, moves to soft inquiry

New fraud, income and insolvency indicators aim to help brokers spot problems before lenders do, as the credit bureau warns that assessing borrower risk looks very different from j...

FHFA set to order Fannie, Freddie to accept two-bureau credit reports

The requirement is expected to take effect one to three months after it is announced, per Bloomberg

The credit score your insurer uses isn't your FICO

Your credit score is an important metric that lenders and credit cards use to determine if you qualify for financing. While that score isn’t important to your car insurance company...

Credit Score Shake-Up Could Help Millions Buy a Home—but Lenders Say There’s a Hidden Risk

The Federal Housing Administration's push to modernize credit scores could change the system, but it also brings new risk, analysts say.

Homeowner Alleges Shellpoint Wrecked His Credit While Accepting His Payments

Three bureaus told three different stories about one loan - none matched the servicer's records

How to check your credit for free online

There’s one official source for free credit reports online, and that’s annualcreditreport.com. You can pull reports from all three major consumer credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian,...

TransUnion, Equifax debut ‘score later’ tools for mortgage lenders

New workflows let lenders pull credit files without scores and add them later

Eighth Circuit Affirms That Consumer Reporting Agencies May Reasonably Rely on Official Court Records Under the FCRA

Signs a Credit Repair Company May Be Making Promises It Can’t Keep

A damaged credit score can make everything from financing a car to qualifying for an apartment more difficult, which makes an advertisement promising to “erase...

The CFPB Just Hid Millions of Complaints. 6 Ways to Vet a Lender Anyway

For years, you could read other customers' horror stories before you signed. Last month, Washington turned that off.

Credit score nation: How much do people think their score defines their financial future?

  This year, rental payment history is moving from the margins of mortgage lending into the score itself. In April 2026, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that Fannie Ma...

Fair Credit Reporting Act Disputes: When Furnisher Investigations Fall Short

The Credit Rating Agencies Which Price the World

Companies and governments around the world tend to rely on just three big agencies to rate their debt and access capital markets.

CHLA backs Pulte plan for GSE credit score disclosures

Letter to FHFA says the added data could improve MBS transparency and reduce recurring credit score cost increases

Pulte says FHFA weighing bi-merge, single credit report

FHFA opens door to VantageScore for all lenders

UK credit scores: should you worry about a big shake-up?

Your rating is vital when taking on debt, but you could be in for a surprise as a big player changes its rulesYour credit score is the magic number that helps lenders decide whethe...

You may not just have one credit score

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now allow VantageScore 4.0 as an alternative to Classic FICO for eligible loans

US regulator says credit scoring firm FICO increasing prices for borrowers

Ever Disputed a Credit Check With Equifax? You Could Be Owed up to $400

Millions asked Equifax to remove a credit check they never authorized. Many got a form letter back. Now there's money on the table.

How to Build a Great Credit Score

by Mary Hunt at CDN - If you are a legal adult U.S. resident, somewhere there is a three-digit number between 300 and 850 with your name on it. Your credit score measures your cre...

Mapped: Credit Scores Across All 50 U.S. States

Credit scores shape Americans' abilities to get everything from credit cards to mortgages. This is bad news for Southerners.

How that 20-point Equifax error may have cost you thousands

A 20-point credit score error may sound small, but for some borrowers it could have carried a much bigger price tag.