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Home » Short Takes: How Bad is the Mortgage Job Picture? We Won’t Know / FICO Scores Headed South for Government Workers? / Redwood Wants Gradual Easing of GSE Loan Caps / New Penn Unveils Mini-Correspondent / SEC Goes Easy on Enforcement?
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Short Takes: How Bad is the Mortgage Job Picture? We Won’t Know / FICO Scores Headed South for Government Workers? / Redwood Wants Gradual Easing of GSE Loan Caps / New Penn Unveils Mini-Correspondent / SEC Goes Easy on Enforcement?

October 2, 2013
Paul Muolo, George Brooks, and Brandon Ivey
As the government shutdown continues and many federal workers go without pay checks, there’s a growing concern that these potential borrowers will see their credit scores get dinged.
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