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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

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

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...

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,...

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...

US regulator says credit scoring firm FICO increasing prices for borrowers

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.

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.

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

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

Schufa: German credit-scoring agency accused of misusing customer data

A prominent data protection group on Wednesday demanded that Germany's main credit-scoring agency delete troves of data that it alleges has been stored illegally, and threatened co...

8 Alternative Data Sources Fintech Companies Use for Credit Decisions

A borrower can have steady income and a record of paying regular bills yet still have little information in a conventional credit file. Fintech lenders may look beyond that file to...

New law targets spam calls fueled by mortgage trigger leads

Credit bureaus once freely sold homebuyer data to strangers — a 2026 federal law now limits who can access it

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

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...