A top housing finance regulator announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would allow lenders to use the traditional FICO ...

Adding this competitor created by the big three credit bureaus likely means credit score prices will go up, not down.

With Trump’s tax overhaul now in the rearview mirror, a potential Freddie and Fannie conservatorship release could move up ...

Seventeen years after the 2008 bailout, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain under federal conservatorship, with a future that’s ...

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

Since 2012, almost all Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s profits have gone to the Treasury, more than repaying the cost of the ...

Private mortgage insurers must accept the FICO alternative as valid collateral before it can be widely adopted by the ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are adopting a more pro-business approach when it comes to closing multifamily loans in 2025 than ...

Mortgage rates inched up this week but stayed within a narrow range under 7%, according to the latest Freddie Mac Primary ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, which is mired in a sales slump as affordability constraints shut out prospe ...

While they may seem incredibly similar, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have some key differences. Here’s a closer look at what ...

Leading up to the 2008 housing market crash, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pumped more money into the housing financing system and bought an outsized number of mortgage loans, which helped inflate ...