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

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

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair ...

For years, lenders have used only the FICO score, from Fair Isaac Corp. — a metric that generally excludes such things as ...

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From paying bills on time to requesting a credit increase, these simple steps can boost your credit and make it easier (and ...

A new WalletHub report reveals which U.S. cities saw the biggest credit score improvements over the past year, with St. Louis ...

WHEN a letter from a debt collector demanding £120 for an unpaid bill landed on my doorstep last September, I thought it was ...