Opening and closing credit cards can also damage your credit score, per this warning from FICO (FICO). What does it all mean? Unexpected life events such as job loss or an emergency can throw your ...

Our series on identity theft protection apps will evaluate the features, pricing options, competition, and also the overall ...

FICO has said it will introduce buy-now-pay-later loan data into its credit-scoring models Changes are coming to your credit score. As people worry about tariff-induced price hikes and the outlook for ...

When Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte took to social media to announce that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ...

FICO, the company behind the most widely used credit scoring models in the U.S., has developed two new algorithms that, for ...

Effective immediately, Fannie and Freddie will allow mortgage lenders to use VantageScore credit ratings to assess ...

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score to FICO for ...

Freddie Mae and Fannie Mac are now allowed to calculate rent history in the algorithm for determining credit history loan approval.

BNPL companies like Afterpay and Klarna will begin reporting users’ loans and payments to FICO, the company behind the most ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator says VantageScore can now be used to underwrite home loans, weighing on FICO’s stock.

FHFA Director William Pulte said that lenders may now use VantageScore 4.0, an alternative to the FICO score, while assessing ...

The S&P 500 fell 0.1% on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, after President Trump extended the deadline for "reciprocal" tariffs and ...