The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to allow mortgage lenders to use an alternative credit score to FICO for borrower applications.

On June 25, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. Pulte ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the two government-sponsored enterprises that help keep mortgage dollars flowing in the ...

Fair Isaac (FICO) stock tumbled 8.9% in Tuesday trading after FHfA Director Bill Pulte said mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) will immediately allow lenders to use ...

Mortgage lenders working with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can now choose to use Vantage Score 4.0, while still keeping tri-merge credit checks on borrowers.

The overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac called Wednesday for Congress to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing the central bank chief of lying to Congress. In a Wednesday ...

The boss of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday claimed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could lose his job over his allegedly "deceptive" testimony to Congress over the central bank's ...

While crypto-backed mortgages remain speculative, some experts see long-term potential for expanding access to non-QM borrowers.

What Happened? On June 26, Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) Director William Pulte told Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “government sponsored entities”) to draft policies that would ...

Given that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back more than 50% of mortgages in the country, the move could be a significant step forward for the crypto industry, which has fought over the last several years ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in conjunction with their oversight body, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), have rebranded their legacy joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions (CSS), to ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled a new strategy for their legacy joint venture, aligning with priorities set by President Trump and their federal overseer. Their Common Securitization Solutions JV ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should soon begin to take Bitcoin and some other cryptocurrency assets into account when deciding mortgage applications.