Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now use multiple methods to assess mortgage applicants due to a new decision by the Federal ...

A cloud of uncertainty has hovered over the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the first half of 2025. The Trump administration has expressed interest in releasing the government-sponsored ...

On June 25, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. Pulte ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the two ...

Millions more Americans may soon have a shot at homeownership, thanks to a major shift in how credit scores are evaluated for ...

Mortgage lenders can now use the VantageScore 4.0 model when originating loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which ...

For more than sixteen years, the commercial real estate industry has waited for a resolution to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The question of when these government-sponsored ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will accept a credit scoring model for mortgage applications that captures rent and utility ...

KBRA releases research commenting on the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) July 8 announcement that lenders may now use VantageScore 4.0 (VS4) for mortgages sold to government-sponsored entities ...

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

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, on X: "Effective today, to increase competition to the Credit ...

Director William J. Pulte’s announcement yesterday that mortgage lenders who sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can, ...

Click n' Close has extended more than $1.1 billion in down payment assistance (DPA) with USDA first-lien mortgages to nearly 7,000 borrowers this fiscal year through its SmartBuyTM proprietary DPA ...