Freddie issuance totaled $35.67 billion in August versus $34.36 billion at Fannie — a rare instance in which Freddie was the larger issuer. Year to date, though, Fannie is still the leader. (Includes two data tables.)

Experts recommend industry stakeholders start working with the new credit scores if they want to be prepared when the transition from FICO Classic to FICO 10 T and VantageScore 4.0 goes into effect.

New appraisal process will replace nine forms with a single, dynamic, data-driven form that works for all single-family residential properties.