Credit repair expert Micah Smith says new VantageScore 4.0 mortgage rules let rent payments count, but warns late payments ...

FHFA began a VantageScore 4.0 pilot for GSE loans with new pricing grids, while HUD said FHA will add VantageScore 4.0 and ...

Arnold & Porter partner John Elwood, arguing for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, cited the 2008 Housing and Economic ...

HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES NEW ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VANTAGESCORE 4.0 FOR FHA LOANS: HUD will also allow the use of ...

On April 22, 2026, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will update their ...

FHFA requesting public comment on the strategic direction of the GSEs “to help restore the American Dream of homeownership for all Americans” Attention loan agents, mortgage brokers and lenders: Now’s ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is pushing the mortgage industry into a new phase of credit score competition, with ...

Home price appreciation remained subdued in early 2026, according to the latest data from both FHFA and S&P Cotality ...

U.S. single-family house ⁠prices ⁠were unchanged on a ⁠monthly basis in February, but elevated mortgage rates ​as the war ...

Following the Federal Housing and Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) move to support the expanded use of VantageScore 4.0 in mortgage origination, Experian today ...

In November 2022, the FHFA issued a directive requiring the GSEs to adopt and implement additional changes to their radon policies for multifamily properties. In this week’s order, FHFA Director Bill ...