FHFA Director Bill Pulte was expected to announce a shift to the bi-merge at the MBA’s conference this week. He ended up skipping the event to join President Trump on the campaign trail.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to end support for special purpose credit programs earlier this year. But now other agencies are also ending authorization for the programs.

While FICO and VantageScore debate whose new credit score model performs best, industry insiders say the transition to new scoring models may take years.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte said 21 large lenders will roll out the new score with the GSEs, though all lenders are eligible. FHA also plans to accept VantageScore and FICO 10T.

The Broker Action Coalition is asking its members to bring their credit report bills to the trade group’s Washington fly-in this month so DC politicians can see how much a monopoly costs.

The president wants to address housing affordability but also wants home prices to remain high because it has made a lot of people wealthy.

Mortgage applications are on the upswing as interest rates and spreads fall. FHFA says Trump is responsible, but critics disagree.

For one-unit properties, the baseline conforming loan limit will be $832,750 in 2026.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte has repeatedly ignored requests for information from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, preferring to communicate primarily through his personal X account.

Mortgage lenders and their partners are working to figure out how to implement both Classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0 credit scores.