Treating your credit score with consistency is preferable to employing ‘tricks.’ It encourages fiscal responsibility.

NewHomeSource reports that stronger credit scores in 2025 lead to fewer risky loans, ensuring a more stable housing market ...

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

Starting in the fall, BNPL activity will start appearing in FICO credit scores. Experts say this could be a game-changer 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 ...

Credit restoration expert Micah Smith cautions over buy now, pay later loan data hitting your credit report negatively and causing "some pretty large catastrophe." ...

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

A new rule could help millions qualify for a mortgage, especially renters, gig workers and those with limited credit history.

A federal judge in Texas has reversed a Biden administration rule that wiped medical debt from credit reports, affecting ...

On this week's episode of Homewi$e Amanda Krenz and mortgage expert Tyler Osby discuss the best ways to monitor your credit score and what will work best for you.