Leaders at the three major credit bureaus, which own VantageScore, expect to see strong revenues and profits as the GSEs allow VantageScore to compete with FICO.

Lenders with high adoption rates for tools from Freddie Mac like automated collateral estimator and asset and income modeler have significantly lower per-loan costs and higher per-loan profits, the GSE says.

Sellers are unwilling to budge on price and buyers are waiting for better deals or a shift in market, prompting more delistings.