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Depending on how you use buy now, pay later (BNPL), improper usage could really hurt your credit score, even tank it. Here's what you need to know.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator says VantageScore can now be used to underwrite home loans, weighing on FICO’s stock.
Adding this competitor created by the big three credit bureaus likely means credit score prices will go up, not down.
As the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) opens the gates for lenders to use VantageScore 4.0 alongside, or in place of, FICO scores for mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and
FICO is the first major credit score provider to incorporate BNPL information into its credit scores, the company said in a press release. But other leading credit score companies may follow FICO’s lead, bringing more clarity to a borrower’s use of lending solutions.
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FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today released a new white paper revealing that FICO® Score 10 T – the company’s most predictive and inclusive credit scoring model to date – overwhelmingly outperforms VantageScore 4.
Private mortgage insurers must accept the FICO alternative as valid collateral before it can be widely adopted by the mortgage industry.
FICO stock drops after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac accept VantageScore 4.0, but analyst maintains Buy rating citing potential earnings growth and minimal market share losses in mortgage.
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The Slovak Spectator on MSNFico’s mystery villa in Croatia listed for €1.19mA luxury villa in the Croatian seaside town of Ražanj – repeatedly linked to Prime Minister Robert Fico – has once again stirred media attention. While no official ownership has been confirmed, a trail of frontmen,