The agency confirmed that its policy related to disputed appraisals complies with 21st ROAD to Housing Act requirements.

Bill Pulte’s claim about home prices; Sagent taps Bon Salle as chair; Fannie NPL sale.

A new study by UI housing researchers shows that VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T significantly outperform Classic FICO. 10T also outperforms VS4, but by a much smaller margin.

Even though FHFA Director Bill Pulte spent much of last year floating the idea of LLPA reform as a way to lower the cost of a mortgage, the new LLPA grids for VantageScore 4.0 were not accompanied by a reduction in fees for Classic FICO loans.

Industry stakeholders say credit score changes are positive, but still face operational and market challenges.

The FHFA director claims private mortgage insurers are excessively profitable and should return some of that money to consumers.

New research suggests that as much as a third of the difference in a loan’s VantageScore 4.0 score and its FICO 10T score is unrelated to the credit-scoring model.

The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs pressed FHFA Director Bill Pulte and HUD Secretary Scott Turner to describe their plans to enforce new restrictions on home purchases by Wall Street and private equity firms.

More fired Fannie executives identified; Fairholm funds redux; FHFA executive resurfaces at MBA.

Frustrated with FICO and the big three credit reporting bureaus, the FHFA director abruptly ushered in the era of two competing credit scores.